April 6, 2022
Cooling Adaptation in Africa
Meet Africa's first heat officer! Eugenia Kargbo is taking action to make Freetown a tree town and bring down rising temperatures. She will be working with MEER to implement solar reflectors in her city of Freetown.
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People in Freetown, Sierra Leone, are increasingly exposed to extreme heat due to climate change and the urban heat island effect, but covering homes in a reflective film significantly cut indoor temperatures
March 6, 2023
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