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International Desalination and Reuse Association

International Desalination and Reuse Association is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand International Desalination and Reuse Association rather than just read about it. In short: The International Desalination and Reuse Association (IDRA) is a non-profit association working to promote water scarcity and solutions to other water problems. Before 2024, the organization was called the International Desalination Association (IDA).

Key takeaways

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Reference excerpt

The International Desalination and Reuse Association (IDRA) is a non-profit association working to promote water scarcity and solutions to other water problems. Before 2024, the organization was called the International Desalination Association (IDA).

Formation IDRA was established in 1973 and works to develop and promote the appropriate use of desalination and desalination technology globally in; the water supply, water reuse, water pollution control, water purification, water treatment, and other water sciences and technology. The IDRA does this by encouraging research, promoting and exchanging communication, disseminating information, and supporting education in desalination and water sciences. A non-profit association, IDRA is associated with the United Nations as part of a growing international network of non-governmental organizations (NGOs).

Membership and activities of IDRA IDRA connects the global desalination and reuse community in many ways. It serves more than 2,600 core members in 60 countries and reaches an additional 4,000 affiliate members around the world. Its membership includes scientists, utilities and other end-users, engineers, consultants, financiers, developers, researchers, and students representing governments, corporations, and academia. IDRA's educational resources include scholarships, the IDRA Fellowship Program, the Young Leaders Program, and at one time included the IDA Desalination Academy. IDRA's publications and online and multi-media communications are oriented toward the interest of the desalination and reuse industry. Workshops and smaller IDRA conferences, held worldwide, explore specific technical topics. The biennial IDRA World Congress is a larger event focused on the desalination and water reuse community. The World Congress is held in a different country each time. IDRA partners with governments and NGOs in pursuit of a sustainable water supply, including participation in events such as COP29. In another example, IDRA supports the World Bank's Desalination Community of Practice. IDRA also provides information to the general public about desalination and water reuse and their role in providing expanded, reliable, and sustainable sources of freshwater worldwide. IDRA's Desalination and Reuse Handbook provides detailed information about the current status of the desalination industry and profiles of many water industry contractors. IDRA is headquartered in Danvers, Massachusetts in the USA.

Energy efficiency and environmental responsibility IDRA advocates the development and use of desalination technologies and practices that lower costs, reduce energy requirements and enhance environmental responsibility. IDRA's Energy Task Force is actively engaged in promoting strategies to help the industry further reduce energy requirements.

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with International Desalination and Reuse Association

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what International Desalination and Reuse Association claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to International Desalination and Reuse Association before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about International Desalination and Reuse Association ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of International Desalination and Reuse Association

In research: International Desalination and Reuse Association appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses International Desalination and Reuse Association in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: International Desalination and Reuse Association is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Water conservation, Water desalination, Water industry, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for International Desalination and Reuse Association outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Frequently asked questions

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