Joint solutions are needed to combat flood risk in Carlisle, according to a review for the Government. Parties such as the ~Highways Agency~ the local authorities and Network Rail need to jointly investigate flood risk from all sources, and share the cost of solutions, according to a Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs’ report into reducing urban flood risk. Fluvial flooding should not be considered in isolation, given the contribution of urban drainage overflows to the floods last year, according to MWH UK. While it would take ‘some time’ to overcome challenges related to integrated funding, ‘it may take a little less time to change the prioritisation of measures,’ the report said.