The IDA does this by encouraging research, promoting and exchanging communication, disseminating information, and supporting education in desalination and water sciences.
Its membership includes scientists, utilities and other end-users, engineers, consultants, financiers, developers, researchers, and students representing governments, corporations, and academia.
Workshops and conferences held worldwide explore specific topics in-depth, and the biennial IDA World Congress is widely recognized as the premier global event for the desalination and water reuse community.
[4] IDA is also committed to informing the public about desalination and water reuse and their critical role in providing new, reliable, and sustainable sources of freshwater worldwide.
IDA advocates the development and use of desalination technologies and practices that lower costs, reduce energy requirements and enhance environmental responsibility.