Translate the following English sentence to French:
"The Union has at last realised that we can no longer restrict ourselves to merely picking up the pieces following damage caused by short-sighted planning, but that the damage must be averted as early on as possible."
L'Union a enfin compris qu'elle ne devait plus se borner à soigner a posteriori les dégâts causés par une planification myope, mais les prévenir le plus tôt possible.