admin October 29th, 2009
There’s really not a lot that we could add to this story on Reuter’s AlertNet.
Local is more effective, say disaster relief experts
Briefly, the story says that local people respond quicker than aid agencies, who have to do the following before they can begin to provide assistance:
- Carry out an assessment of needs
- Get visas for staff and arrange their travel
- Arrange exemptions from import duties on relief supplies (or pay the extra)
There are some good suggestions on how things could be done better, plus some interesting comments at the end from other contributors. Well worth a few minutes of your time!
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