The Clean Cooling Network and the Africa Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Cooling and Cold-chain (ACES) are hosting the "Festival of Cooling" from 22-26 September 2025 at the ACES Campus in Kigali, Rwanda. The event will promote sustainable cold chain solutions through awareness, capacity building, and collaboration. Bringing together key stakeholders from across sectors, the festival will tackle the challenges and unlock the opportunities within the cold chain. More than a one-off ...Read More
UNEP Hosts Study Tour in Singapore to Drive Enhanced MEPS in Southeast Asia
On 5-6 November, UNEP-U4E, under the ASEAN Cool Initiative, and UNEP OzonAction jointly led a Study Tour in Singapore, aimed at fostering knowledge exchange, sharing best practices, and enhancing understanding of regulatory frameworks for implementing and enforcing enhanced Minimum Energy Performance Standards (MEPS) across the region. The tour showcased Singapore's success meeting the Regional Phase II MEPS targets, offering a model for other ASEAN countries. The Study Tour was ...Read More
UK Minister visits Cold-Chain Centre and new technologies to support food security in Rwanda
In early September, the UK Minister for Africa, Lord Collins, visited the Africa Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Cooling and Cold-chain (ACES) in Kigali, Rwanda during the Africa Food Systems Annual Summit to get a closer look at new solutions to underpin food security, economic stability, and public health in the country. Officially launched in 2020, the Programme has been enabled by over $20m of funding from the UK Government. ACES is a collaborative effort led by UNEP U4E in ...Read More
