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Small-scale fishers in Bangladesh often operate without formal recognition or access to credit, insurance, or market infrastructure, leaving them economically vulnerable and undercounted in fisheries policy.
economics-resources
asia
bangladesh
small-scale
formalizing
fisher
livelihoods
rights
fishers
often
operate
formal
small
scale
global-unspecified
african
informal
remains
A significant unbanked population in Romania lacks verifiable digital identity credentials, which blocks access to formal banking, government benefits, and mobile money services.
society-governance
europe
romania
digital
identity
unbanked
building
trustworthy
systems
populations
significant
population
technology-computing
social-civic-problems
global-unspecified
access
african
low
Gig economy workers in Australia lose access to healthcare and retirement benefits between short-term engagements because current labor protections are tied to single-employer relationships.
economics-resources
oceania
australia
benefits
gig
economy
workers
designing
portable
systems
lose
access
technology-computing
informal
society-governance
global-unspecified
open
Brazil, South America
Despite recognition of its importance, reliable methods for affordable methods for continuous monitoring of air and water quality in informal settlements are still lacking. Progress is hindered by incomplete mechanistic knowledge, high capital and operational barriers, and the absence of deployment models suited to the contexts of greatest need.
climate-environment
south-america
brazil
methods
affordable
continuous
monitoring
air
water
quality
informal
settlements
robust
society-governance
systems
economics-resources
enabling
health-biology
Municipal waste collection in rapidly growing cities of Poland fails to reach large portions of the population, resulting in informal dumping and public health risks.
health-biology
europe
poland
public-health
municipal
waste
collection
cities
improving
solid
coverage
fast-growing
rapidly
climate-environment
growing
global-unspecified
systems
african
Current approaches to real-time flood and landslide early warning systems for informal hillside settlements either underperform under variable field conditions or generate externalities that undermine long-term sustainability and equity. Closing the gap requires coordinated advances in science, systems design and enabling institutions.
climate-environment
africa
tanzania
systems
enabling
real-time
flood
landslide
early
warning
informal
hillside
settlements
society-governance
technology-computing
methods
economics-resources
solutions
