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Open Access article ; 16th Water Distribution System Analysis Conference, WDSA2014 — Urban Water Hydroinformatics and Strategic Planning ; This paper introduces a new approach to water management that is 'Safe & SuRe'. This includes presenting a conceptual framework to link the emerging threats of climate change and variability, rapid urbanization and population growth, energy constraint and tightening environmental regulation through to their consequences on social, economic and environmental recipients. The framework allows identification of the role and need for mitigation, adaptation and coping strategies. The paper proposes definitions and discusses what engineering, organizational and/or social options can potentially develop the degree of resilience and sustainability needed to deal with these 21st century threats. The paper goes on to propose how these approaches might be objectively assessed and identifies gaps in our knowledge that require further research. ; UK Engineering & Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) ; Environment Agency ; Consumer Council for Water ; Welsh Government ; Environmental Sustainability KTN ; Water Industry Forum ; Severn Trent Water ; Northumbrian Water ; Arup ; Black & Veatch ; ACO Technologies