October 2026 Edition

The MEER Newsletter

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Inside this edition

October 2026 at a glance

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    Founder's message

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    Africa update

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    India update

    Bridging the cold chain gap in India

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    Science spotlight

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  5. 05

    Urban update

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  6. 06

    Community

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Founder's message

A message from Dr. Ye Tao

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Dear Supporters of MEER,

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Dr. Ye TaoFounder and Science Director

Field stories

From the programmes

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Africa update

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MEER researchers interviewing a fruit vendor at a street stall in Pune, India

India update

Bridging the cold chain gap in India

MEER's India team is surveying informal fruit and vegetable vendors in Pune to understand how rising temperatures affect produce, livelihoods and food waste — and to guide affordable, passive cooling solutions that don't rely on energy-intensive refrigeration.

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Science spotlight

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Media

MEERTalk and the podcast

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Last month's MEERTalk

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Latest podcast episode

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Upcoming MEERTalk

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Community

From the MEER community

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