In Asia, urban water security garners much greater attention than any other water-related issue. This is largely because of deteriorating infrastructure, rising demand for water and sanitation, water pollution, floods, and ineffective decision-making, all of which threaten city residents' safety and security. This policy brief presents several science-based concepts and frameworks that could be applied to Asian urban water issues and contribute to achieving water-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): • Utilize the multifunctional nature of urban water systems — integrate city planning with the urban water environment to consider synergies and tradeoffs, and create win-win situations • Adapt principles of the circular economy for cities' water management, to result in an increase of economic benefits • Introduce small-scale, decentralized, modern water-quality technologies vital to solving emerging urban water challenges • Most importantly, central governments should foster supportive environments for innovative science-based solutions to build urban water resilience.

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