The scale of the challenge we face in managing these risks may be daunting, but this report means that the Environment Agency and the organisations and people we work with can meet it more effectively. We must also make sure we build a better relationship between those at risk and those who manage this risk. Much more can be achieved by bringing all the interested parties together through the Environment Agency’s strategic overview of all sources of flooding with a shared understanding of the risks. While celebrating the advances that this report provides, it is important to remember that the technology.
