Welcome to: 

Caribbean Desalination Association" (CaribDA)

Caribda ConferenceNewsletter 1.pdf Invitation for CaribDA conference.doc

It is our great pleasure to announce that we have founded the Caribbean Desalination Association, (CaribDA) which aims to promote, support and inform on desalination technology and water re-use in the Caribbean. We warmly invite individuals, companies and organizations involved in desalination to register as members.

An initiative born on Curaçao.

In 2008, Curaçao will celebrate the 80th anniversary of its commercial desalination operations. The island has been one of the technology’s pioneers.  Aqualectra, which is the company currently responsible for the island’s water and energy supply, want to take this opportunity to bring the Caribbean Desalination community together.

Aqualectra has officially incorporated the Caribbean Desalination Association on October 22nd 2007. The CaribDA will be ceremonially launched during a Ceremony in Curacao followed by a mini conference and General Members meeting, from June 4-6,2008.

We currently have a temporary board, until the first elected board takes seat next year.

 CaribDA Board meeting, St.Maarten.  January 18th, 2008.

from left to right; Linda, Manuel, Humphrey, Dieudonne and Eric.

We will start setting up the organization as an active and vibrant body to carry forward desalination technology in the Caribbean. Of course, this will benefit from the ideas and involvement of as many members of the Caribbean desalination community as possible.

An effort supported by the International Desalination Association (IDA)

IDA fully supports our effort to found the CaribDA. CaribDA has already over 70 members and in December 2007, IDA announced that CaribDA has met Affiliate Recognition .

Join CaribDA online!

Please fill out the membership registration form via this website www.caribda.com. It is an easy procedure and we would greatly appreciate your input and support as a member. We will embrace every opportunity to involve your skills and knowledge.

We hope to welcome you on board soon!

Board (temporary)

Mr. Humphrey Gouverneur, Curaçao Neth. Antilles, President

Mr. Manuel Pereira, Curaçao Neth. Antilles, Secretary

Mr. Dieudonne van der Veen, Curaçao Neth. Antilles, Treasurer

Ms. Linda Dudley, Barbados, Director

Mr. Eric Saez, St. Maarten, Director

The first elected board consisting of 9 Directors will be installed in June 2008.

P.O. Box 2097

Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles

Phone: 599(9)-463-2000

Fax: 599(9)-462-6685

E-mail: hgouverneur@aqualectra.com

The Caribbean region, joining forces to increase the quality of life...........................