Thank you for taking action on global heating

Communities worldwide, particularly in the Global South, are experiencing rising temperatures. Your donation to MEER will support the development and implementation of heat adaptation and mitigation solutions.

MEER is a non-profit organization that is fiscally sponsored by SEE (Social & Environmental Entrepreneurs, SEE EIN 95-4116679), which is based in California. SEE is audited annually and publishes its accounts for full transparency. When you donate to SEE, your donation will be automatically deposited into MEER's account. MEER is tax-exempt under Section 501(C)(3) of the IRS code., and all donations are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law. Receipts are only provided for donations over $100.
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MEER is a non-profit organization that is fiscally sponsored by SEE (Social & Environmental Entrepreneurs, SEE EIN 95-4116679), which is based in California. SEE is audited annually and publishes its accounts for full transparency. When you donate to SEE, your donation will be automatically deposited into MEER's account. MEER is tax-exempt under Section 501(C)(3) of the IRS code., and all donations are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law. Receipts are only provided for donations over $100.
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MEER is a non-profit organization that is fiscally sponsored by SEE (Social & Environmental Entrepreneurs, SEE EIN 95-4116679), which is based in California. SEE is audited annually and publishes its accounts for full transparency. When you donate to SEE, your donation will be automatically deposited into MEER's account. MEER is tax-exempt under Section 501(C)(3) of the IRS code., and all donations are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law. Receipts are only provided for donations over $100.
To donate by check, please make your check payable to “Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs” (MEER’s fiscal sponsor), write “MEER” on the memo line, and mail the check to:
MEER23564 Calabasas Road, Suite 201 Calabasaas, CA 91302

Our progress

MEER successfully installed 800 m2 of solar reflectors in the Freetown project, which provided interior cooling of 5-7ºC to 40 families and valuable scientific research. MEER is expanding to further its mission of reducing global and local heat, and your support will directly contribute to these projects.
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Expanding our projects and research

Freetown

Community-Level Reflectors

Installation of 10,000 m2 of mirrors on roofs in one low-income community

Intended Outcome

Passive cooling of 500 families. Detailed scientific study assessing the impact of 10,000 m2 of cool roof on neighborhood air temperature and those in adjacent neighborhoods.

Estimated Budget

$475,000

India

Urban Heat

Installation of ~500 m2 of mirrors in a low-income community

Intended Outcome

Passive cooling of ~100 people.   

Establishment of a team and sizable project in the largest and one of the most heat-vulnerable countries in the world.  

Additional data collection to further develop new cooling capabilities.

Estimated Budget

$50,000 - 75,000

Makeni

Water Retention

Controlled experiment to quantify the evaporation reduction using MEER mirrors, likely in Makeni, Sierra Leone.
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Intended Outcome

Detailed scientific paper shows the evaporation reduction and consequential increase in drinking water availability.  

With this paper, MEER intends to approach water reservoir administrative organizations to reduce evaporation on city and regional scales.

Estimated Budget

$600,000

Typical costs for projects

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$100 covers a family home

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$500 covers a clinic

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$3,000 protects a school

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$10,000 helps a small neighbourhood

Examples of our research costs

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Interior temperature and humidity data logger:  $50

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Solar radiation sensor data logger:  $100

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3-height exterior air temperature data logger:  $200

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Weather station and essential solar power infrastructure: $800

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Data logger to monitor albedo on a neighborhood scale for accurate data and improved understanding of environment impact - $1,200

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Annual subscription for scientific, engineering, and graphics design software and other computer necessities:  $3,000

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Academic journal publication fee:  $5,000

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Maintain sensors at an experimental site and manage the data:  $15,000 annually

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Six months full-time work for staff scientist to write scientific paper:  $25,000

If you have any questions regarding donations to MEER, please get in touch with us at: donations@meer.org

Temperature rise is the biggest threat to the Urban environment, agriculture and water resources.

MEER designs and develops surface-based mirror arrays and solar reflectors in an economically feasible and environmentally sensitive way using recycled materials. On a local level, they are used for heat adaptation purposes. On a global scale, the reflectors provide thermal mitigation to balance Earth's energy.