Asociación Latinoamericana de Desalación y Reúso de Agua

What Asociación Latinoamericana de Desalación y Reúso de Agua does

Asociación Latinoamericana de Desalación y Reúso de Agua (ALADYR) is a non-profit professional association (asociación gremial sin fines de lucro) founded on November 30, 2010, that promotes knowledge sharing and collaboration on desalination, water reuse, effluent treatment, and water efficiency across Latin America. It is governed by a multi-country Board of Directors for the 2022-2026 term led by President Gerald Ross (USA) and operated day-to-day by Executive Director Ragile Makarem with a lean team of approximately seven to eight staff. The organization is not a technology developer; its core offering is a knowledge and networking platform comprising the Aguas Latinoamérica quarterly magazine (reaching 50,000+ readers), a virtual library of 600+ technical presentations, annual in-person congresses held in markets such as São Paulo, Chile, Peru, Mexico, and Argentina, online webinars, the Info H2O information portal, the H2O Glosario terminology tool, a commercial member directory, and the Olimpiadas del Agua youth education program. Technology, where applicable, consists of standard web publishing, event registration, and content delivery infrastructure; no proprietary AI, API, or software platform is disclosed. Revenue is generated primarily through tiered annual membership dues (corporate USD $750, non-profit USD $450, professional USD $75, student USD $35 per 12 months) and event registration fees ranging from USD $290 to USD $600 per attendee, with the membership program serving technology and service providers, government water utilities (CAGECE, SEDAPAL, AYSA, CASAL, AGUAS CAP), the Peruvian Ministry of Housing, mining and beverage enterprises (Southern Copper, Arca Continental), academic institutions, and trade associations across 10+ countries.

Name

Asociación Latinoamericana de Desalación y Reúso de Agua

Legal name

Asociación Latinoamericana de Desalación y Reúso de Agua

Website

https://aladyr.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

ALADYR is a non-profit Latin American association founded in 2010 that promotes desalination and water reuse through tiered membership, annual congresses, a 600+ presentation virtual library, and a 50,000+ reader quarterly magazine serving utilities, technology providers, academia, and government across 10+ countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Santiago De Compostela

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Corporate Membership Fees: Annual membership fees charged to companies (USD $750), non-profits (USD $450), professionals (USD $75), and students (USD $35) for 12-month periods. Members receive benefits including event discounts, webinar slots, magazine publication access, virtual library access, and networking opportunities.
2. Event Registration Fees: Revenue generated from congress and event registrations. Pricing varies by membership status and timing: ALADYR Congress Sao Paulo (USD $290-$400), ALADYR Congress Chile (USD $440-$600), with early-bird discounts available.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

ALADYR is a non-profit professional association that provides membership-based access to technical knowledge and networking services for the Latin American desalination and water reuse sector. Its core offerings include annual membership subscriptions, in-person annual congresses, online webinars, a quarterly technical magazine (Aguas Latinoamérica), and a virtual library containing 600+ curated technical presentations from past events.

Product overview

ALADYR is a non-profit trade association (not a product company) that promotes knowledge sharing and collaboration in water management across Latin America. The organization offers a portfolio of knowledge and networking services including the quarterly 'Aguas Latinoamérica' magazine (reaching 50,000+ sector professionals), a Virtual Library with 600+ technical presentations from events, annual in-person Congresses (São Paulo 2026, Santiago 2026), Online Webinars, the Info H2O information portal (combining news, glossary, and magazine content), the H2O Glosario technical terminology reference, the Water Olympics youth education program, and a Commercial Directory of members. These services work together to fulfill ALADYR's mission of fostering efficient water management through knowledge dissemination, networking, and professional development.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• ALADYR Membership Program Annual membership tiers (Corporate USD $750, Non-profit USD $450, Professional USD $75, Student USD $35 per 12 months) providing event discounts, virtual library access, magazine publication opportunities, free annual webinar, networking access, and ALADYR community participation.
• Congresos ALADYR (Annual Congresses)

Quantifiable outcome

• 338 million people in Latin America and Caribbean lack safely managed sanitation services, highlighting the market opportunity
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• IWA (International Water Association)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025International association partnership for water sector knowledge sharing and professional connections. IWA members receive preferential rates at ALADYR events and vice versa.
• IDRA (International Desalination Association)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025International desalination association partnership for global knowledge exchange and industry collaboration.
• AEDyR (Asociación Española de Desalación y Reúso)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Spanish desalination association partnership for technology exchange and joint events.
• AMTA (American Membrane Technology Association)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025American membrane technology association partnership for technical collaboration.
• CaribDA (Caribbean Desalination Association)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Caribbean desalination association partnership for regional collaboration.
• EDS (European Desalination Society)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025European desalination society partnership for international knowledge exchange.
• IHE DelftminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Institute for Water Education partnership for academic collaboration and professional development.
• IDS (Israel Desalination Society)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Israel desalination society partnership for technology exchange.
• Water PositiveminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Organization focused on water positive initiatives; joint events and collaboration on water sustainability.
• IWA Young Water ProfessionalsminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Youth engagement program for developing future water sector leaders in Latin America.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• International Water Association (IWA): Global network of water professionals and utilities, and an ALADYR partner with reciprocal membership rates. Comparable on the membership-and-events model and on convening utilities, academia, and technology providers around water topics.
• American Membrane Technology Association (AMTA): North American membrane and desalination association and ALADYR partner. Comparable membership/conference/education structure and serves a similar technology-provider and utility audience, but geographically anchored to the US/Canada.
• European Desalination Society (EDS): European counterpart and ALADYR partner focused on desalination science and technology. Closely comparable on technical conferences, proceedings, and academic/industry networking for the desalination niche.
• International Desalination Association (IDA): Global membership association for the desalination industry and one of ALADYR's core strategic partners. Overlaps on membership tiers, conferences, technical knowledge dissemination, and publishing—operating at global rather than regional scale.
• Asociación Española de Desalación y Reúso (AEDyR): Spanish national desalination and water-reuse association and explicit ALADYR partner. Closest functional mirror: same sector focus (desalination/reuse), similar membership-and-congress model, and reciprocal event benefits, making it the most directly comparable peer.
• Caribbean Desalination Association (CaribDA): Regional desalination association for the Caribbean and ALADYR partner. Comparable model and audience, but smaller geographic footprint and overlapping rather than directly competing member base.
• Israel Desalination Society (IDS): National desalination society and ALADYR partner. Comparable on the technical-society model but with a much narrower geography and academic/government-heavy membership mix.

Others

• Global Water Intelligence: Subscription research and intelligence publisher covering the international water industry, including desalination market data (e.g., DesalData) cited by ALADYR. Not a peer association but an adjacent intelligence provider targeting the same corporate audience.
• IHE Delft Institute for Water Education: International water-education institute and ALADYR partner. Comparable on workforce development and academic collaboration, but primarily a degree-granting institution rather than a membership association.

Broad incumbents

• Water Environment Federation (WEF): Large, established US-rooted water quality and wastewater professional association. Overlaps with ALADYR on membership, conferences, and technical publishing, but operates at significantly greater scale and across the broader water-quality sector rather than just desalination/reuse.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/asociacionaladyr

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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