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.
ACES graduate hopes to become Rwanda's leading supplier of rabbit meat
17th Nov 2025
Albertine Uwajeneza, a cold chain technician and rabbit farmer from Muhanga, Rwanda, is hoping to use cold chain technology to supply rabbit meat to upmarket bars, restaurants and supermarkets across the country.
Optimising the Vaccine Cold-Chain for Resilient Immunisation in Africa
14th Nov 2025
We are helping to pioneer climate-smart and data-driven approaches to optimise vaccine cold-chain performance and strengthen One Health resilience.
Future proofing and policy
Setting the right policy agenda now will help future-proof cooling as critical infrastructure in the Global South.
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Inspired by the CCN’s Cold-Chain for Global Health Programme12th Nov 2025 - Jean Pierre Musabyimana One Health & Resilience One Health Vaccines ACES Critical Infrastructure Cold-chain Training Logistics Policy Rwanda Africa Vaccine Cold-chain Public Health Health Supply Chains
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Cold-chain 2050 – 25 years of substantial change ahead?11th Mar 2025 - Prof. Judith Evans A Cool World 2025 Cold-chain Policy Refrigeration Energy Transmission
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Self-organising virtual models to build cold-chain solutions9th Oct 2024 Policy Cold-chain Global South Models
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The rise of electric vehicles and implications for the cold chain18th Nov 2024 Policy A Cool World 2025 Electrification
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.
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"I’m very excited to be part of this movement": Head of Research, Jean Baptiste Ndahetuye, on five years at ACES1st Dec 2025 - Raphael Henry A Day in the Life System Design & Modelling Finance & Business Models Capacity Building & Training Policymakers Engineers Farmers Community Community Cooling Hub Cold-chain Climate change ACES
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Sharing the power of visualisation to affect change – ACES’s Visual Storytelling Course8th Aug 2025 - Chris de Bode Photography Community Training Cold-chain
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From food value chains to value webs1st Aug 2025 - Dr. Leyla Sayin Value Addition Finance Models Market Needs & Consumer Behaviour A Cool World 2025 Community Cooling Hub Community Value Web
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Shared value, inclusive business models are key for resilient, stable communities25th Jul 2025 - Prof. Toby Peters, Leyla Sayin A Cool World 2025 Community Models Finance Models GESI ACES Critical Infrastructure
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Clean Cooling Network launches work with Kenyan farmers to build their own Community Cooling Hub26th Nov 2024 Community Cooling Hub Community
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Community cooling for community services3rd Dec 2024 - Leyla Sayin, Prof. Toby Peters & Community Cooling Hub Community
Technology and training
It is vital to develop the core skills in country, with the best technologies.
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IOR And ACES Sign MOU to Foster International Collaboration28th Oct 2025 Training A Cool World 2025 ACES Refrigeration
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A Cool World: What to expect and what I am excited about!17th Oct 2025 - Dr. Tim Fox Critical Infrastructure A Cool World 2025 Cold-chain
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Help us accelerate deployment of sustainable cold-chains in the Global South and deliver a Cool World10th Oct 2025 - Dr. Tim Fox Cold-chain A Cool World 2025 Global South Sustainable Development Cold-chain innovation
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Zombie appliances5th Sep 2025 - Energy Efficiency Zombie Appliances A Cool World 2025 ACES Refrigeration Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) Environmental Standards Paris Agreement Climate Policy Hydro chlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) Ozone Depletion MEPs (Minimum Energy Performance Standards) Appliance Regulation Environmental Test Chamber