When the inside of your home feels as hot as an oven, it can be impossible to cope. During the dry season, that was the daily reality for Khadija Kamara, living in the Kroo Bay settlement of Freetown, Sierra Leone. Her home has recently had a reflective panel installed, aimed at reducing the temperature indoors.

Bamboo Revolution: Social Tipping Point for Planetary Climate Migration? Paul Maidowski studied International Relations in Dresden, Beijing, and Boston and worked in international climate negotiations and renewable energies. He currently explores the climate mitigation potential of bamboo for future worlds with elevated atmospheric CO2 concentrations.

On May 22, 2024, Dr. Ye Tao and the MEER Freetown team visited the Ernest Bai Koroma University of Science and Technology campus in Makeni to share MEER's groundbreaking work and to explore new collaborative opportunities with the university.