Key Policy Messages:

• Water security entails securing a safe and reliable water supply for people and the environment, now and in the future.

• It is closely related to other water policy areas, such as sustainability, justice, water quality, cross-border cooperation, and nexuses.

• Water security policy requires new metrics.

• It also requires new modes of collaboration at all levels.

Scott, C.A., C. Staddon. 2019. Putting Water Security to Work. Water International Policy Brief. No. 12. September.