Eye on disaster response

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Eye on disaster response

A three-day workshop this week, called Mobile Maker Space Training, focused attention on strengthening local supply chains and helping communities become more self-reliant in responding to disasters. It focussed on improving disaster resilience, boosting local economies and reducing the need for imported aid, thus cutting down on carbon emissions. The US Government, through USAID-BHA, funded the Field Ready workshop project to help Pacific Islan…