Connecting people and data around water
WATERDEAL is an ambitious collaborative research and innovation project addressing the urgent global challenge of water scarcity, infrastructure failures, and inefficient water management through digital transformation.
The project is funded under the HORIZON Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Staff Exchange scheme. Staff Exchange projects move people — not just data — between universities, companies and public bodies across countries and sectors, building lasting collaboration through secondments.
With water demand rising and losses reaching up to 50% in some regions due to leaks, aging infrastructure, and inefficient distribution, the project leverages cutting-edge technologies such as IoT, AI-driven analytics, and cloud-edge computing to create smart, adaptive, and energy-efficient Water Supply Systems (WSSs).
Across WATERDEAL, partners pool expertise in water data exchange, advanced analytics and sustainable resource management, turning isolated datasets into shared knowledge that supports better decisions on the ground.
Through an international and intersectoral consortium of universities, research institutions, and industry leaders, WATERDEAL fosters knowledge exchange via structured secondments and staff exchanges, ensuring cross-disciplinary collaboration and hands-on innovation. By advancing next-generation AI-driven water management solutions, the project directly supports Europe’s digital transformation and sustainability goals, paving the way for a more efficient, resilient, and equitable water future.
The project in numbers
The partners behind WATERDEAL
A cross-sector group of universities, research institutes and technology companies leading the work.
A global support network
Associated partners cooperating with WATERDEAL from across Europe, the Americas and Asia.