Conference - A Cool World

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.

Albertine Uwajeneza, a cold-chain technician and rabbit farmer from Rwanda
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.

ACES Cold-chain Critical Infrastructure Entrepreneurs & Innovators Farmers Festival of cooling Market Needs & Consumer Behaviour Refrigeration Technician Value Addition
ACES recently showcased technology and approaches to reliable cold-chain systems
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.

Vaccine Cold-chain Vaccines ACES Africa Climate Resilience Critical Infrastructure One Health One Health & Resilience Refrigeration Resilience Rwanda Solar

Future proofing and policy

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

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.

Technology and training

It is vital to develop the core skills in country, with the best technologies.

Clean Cooling Network Programme

Schedule

Sustainable Cooling and Cold-Chain for the Global South

Clean Cooling In Action

Clean Cooling Network in Action

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We have trained 2,000+ across Africa and are setting course to double capacity during 2026

Having provided hands-on training to more than 2,000 farmers, technicians, and policymakers, we are now preparing for a significant scale-up of provision in 2026.

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Join us at our next conference

Sustainable Cold-Chain for the Global South, Birmingham, UK

  • Participate in discussions and workshops
  • Network with industry experts, academics, NGOs and more
  • Discuss steps to accelerate meaningful change