Essential reading

Take a look at some of our By Degrees articles, which will help to understand our positioning of the conference and what we aim to achieve from this collaborative, multi-stakeholder event.

"Born in Rwanda but pan-Africa in Vision": 2026 - Putting words into practice through The ACES SPOKE programme.

31st Oct 2025

Our overarching objective is to combine training, support and technology demonstration to accelerate the deployment of sustainable, resilient and equitable cold-chains across the Global South.

SPOKE Cold-chain Global south ACES Critical Infrastructure Kenya SPOKE

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A Cool World: What to expect and what I am excited about!

17th Oct 2025

Dr. Tim Fox discusses what he's most looking forward to at "A Cool World: Sustainable Cold-Chain for the Global South" conference.

A Cool World 2025 Cold-chain Critical Infrastructure

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Future proofing and policy

Setting the right policy agenda now will help future-proof cooling as critical infrastructure in the Global South.

Cold-chain 2050 – 25 years of substantial change ahead?
11th Mar 2025 - Prof. Judith Evans Energy Transission Cold-chain Refrigeration A Cool World 2025 Policy
Self-organising virtual models to build cold-chain solutions
9th Oct 2024 Models Cold-chain Global south Policy
The rise of electric vehicles and implications for the cold chain
18th Nov 2024 Policy Electrification A Cool World 2025

Community

Working with our farmers and local communities to unlock Africa’s agricultural potential to feed itself and the world, whilst also economically empowering smallholder farmers and making them climate-resilient.