The dismantling of USAid by president Donald Trump is having a ripple effect across the Pacific as people working on more than 100 projects and activities in the region grapple with an uncertain future. While Pacific analysts say overall the region is resilient and will not be heavily affected by the withdrawal, hundreds of people working on USAid projects across the region say their lives and communities have already been upended. According to the Lowy Institute, the US is the fifth-biggest funder of the Pacific behind Australia, China, Japan and New Zealand. “At the individual level, Pacific islanders are definitely…