As awareness of climate change grows, it’s becoming difficult to address disaster risk without at least giving a nod to the environmental factors that might change that risk. On the other end of the spectrum, much of the work being done to adapt to climate change could be informed by previous risk reduction efforts. Luckily, a recently released report looks at how organizations can integrate the two.

“Disaster Risk Reduction plays an important role in the new resilience agenda,” stated author Katie Harris in a press release. “I hope that those working in DRR will find the practical advice in this report useful, and be able to take action by tailoring it to suit their own context.”

The report, Harnessing Synergies: Mainstreaming Climate Change Adaptation in Disaster Risk Reduction Programmes and Policies, aggregated feedback from more than 100 disaster risk managers to provide advice and action plans for those looking to merge risk reduction and adaptation. Using a tool the authors call Zebra, the report helps risk managers navigate integration in a way that is customized to their needs.

“There is no single pathway to mainstream CAA into DRR programmes and policies and there are no ‘silver bullets’ for developing climate smart DRR approaches,” write Harris and co-author Aditya Bahadur in the report. “All attempts to bring about a change in policies, organisations or strategies will have some effect—the challenge is creating a substantial enough effect that will result in the desired outcome.”