ideally this is an available resource during the policy development stage to help formulate objectives and goals but joint risk assessments and ongoing information sharing are key elements of integrated strategies these include strong support for the assessment of flood and climate risk through the adaptation reporting powers under the climate change act which encouraged key infrastructure institutions to consider the impacts of hazards such as flood and climate change on their business and the provision of key services it does so through the application of scientific methods and consultative processes involving communities in cca and drr