%0 Conference Paper %A Burek, P. %A Langan, S. %A Cosgrove, W. %A Fischer, G. %A Kahil, T. %A Magnuszewski, P. %A Satoh, Y. %A Tramberend, S. %A Wada, Y. %A Wiberg, D. %A International Earthquake Engineering Association (IEEA), %A Integrated Disaster Risk Management (IDRiM), %B IDRiM 2016 7th International Conference on Integrated Disaster Risk Management Disasters and Development: Towards a Risk Aware Society %C Isfahan, Islamic Republic of Iran %D 2016 %F iiasa:13872 %K Water Security; Water-Related Policies; Water Futures; Multi-Model; Cross-Sector %P 23-26 %T The Water Futures and Solutions Initiative of IIASA %U https://pure.iiasa.ac.at/id/eprint/13872/ %X The Water Futures and Solutions Initiative (WFaS) is a cross-sector, collaborative global project. Its objective is to developing scientific evidence and applying systems analysis to help identify water-related policies and management practices that work together consistently across scales and sectors to improve human well-being through water security. The Water Futures and Solutions (WFaS) initiative has produced a consistent and comprehensive projection for global possible water futures. Focusing on the near future until the 2050s, WFaS assessed how water future changes over time, employing a multi-model projection.