R. considérant que l'intervention communautaire demeure insuffisante, ce qui est encore aggravé par la diversité et le développement des mécanismes nationaux visant à lutter contre les catastrophes naturelles,
R. whereas there are still shortcomings in the Community's involvement, which are aggravated by the diversity and the differing levels of development found in the arrangements made by the individual Member States for combating natural disasters,