The European Union has equipped itself with various legal mechanisms concerned with preventing and responding to natural disasters, so as to reduce their impact and costs, and improve the quality of life of those affected.
Eiropas Savienība ir sagatavojusi dažādus tiesiskus mehānismus, kuru uzdevums ir novērst dabas katastrofas un reaģēt uz tām, lai samazinātu to ietekmi un izmaksas un uzlabotu cietušo dzīves kvalitāti.