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Current approaches to technologies for the safe and efficient recycling of advanced battery chemistries 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.
society-governance
oceania
australia
technologies
safe
efficient
recycling
advanced
battery
chemistries
integrated
pathways
current
systems
climate-environment
enabling
approaches
solutions
open
United Kingdom, Europe
Achieving mechanisms ensuring that benefits of advanced AI are widely shared rather than concentrated at meaningful scale demands simultaneous progress in fundamental research, engineering integration and socio-technical systems that work for low- and middle-income settings. Existing efforts remain fragmented relative to the magnitude of the challenge.
economics-resources
europe
united-kingdom
mechanisms
ensuring
benefits
advanced
widely
shared
rather
concentrated
development
achieving
systems
climate-environment
society-governance
solutions
governance
open
Colombia, South America
The absence of robust, context-adapted solutions for methods for quantifying the biodiversity and carbon co-benefits of different restoration approaches creates cascading risks across interconnected human and natural systems. Key missing elements include durable performance, low lifetime cost, and governance arrangements capable of sustaining impact beyond pilot stages.
climate-environment
south-america
colombia
biodiversity
methods
quantifying
carbon
co-benefits
different
restoration
approaches
overcoming
barriers
society-governance
systems
solutions
enabling
robust
open
Honduras, North America
Current approaches to solutions for providing reliable and affordable energy access in displacement and refugee settings 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.
society-governance
north-america
honduras
solutions
providing
reliable
affordable
energy
access
displacement
refugee
settings
scalable
systems
climate-environment
enabling
designs
methods
Achieving interventions that reliably increase vaccine confidence without polarizing communities at meaningful scale demands simultaneous progress in fundamental research, engineering integration and socio-technical systems that work for low- and middle-income settings. Existing efforts remain fragmented relative to the magnitude of the challenge.
health-biology
asia
nepal
interventions
reliably
increase
vaccine
confidence
polarizing
communities
robust
methods
enabling
economics-resources
climate-environment
systems
society-governance
solutions
A persistent gap exists in realizing practical, scalable solutions for governance of dual-use research that balances scientific freedom and catastrophic risk reduction. Scientific understanding, engineering readiness and institutional capacity remain insufficient to translate promising concepts into durable impact under real-world constraints of cost, skills and governance.
society-governance
africa
rwanda
governance
scientific
dual-use
research
balances
freedom
catastrophic
risk
reduction
overcoming
solutions
systems
methods
scalable
ensuring
A persistent gap exists in realizing practical, scalable solutions for galactic cosmic ray shielding without prohibitive mass penalties. Scientific understanding, engineering readiness and institutional capacity remain insufficient to translate promising concepts into durable impact under real-world constraints of cost, skills and governance.
society-governance
africa
egypt
solutions
galactic
cosmic
ray
shielding
prohibitive
mass
penalties
systemic
addressing
systems
scalable
methods
governance
practical
open
Colombia, South America
Hypertension, diabetes, and chronic kidney disease frequently go undiagnosed in Colombia until late stages because primary care lacks point-of-care testing and community health workers lack triage tools calibrated for local risk profiles.
health-biology
south-america
colombia
disease
diagnosing
non-communicable
earlier
underserved
communities
hypertension
diabetes
chronic
non
communicable
global-unspecified
health
whether
haven
open
Chile, South America
Achieving affordable and scalable solutions for safe sanitation in dense urban informal settlements at meaningful scale demands simultaneous progress in fundamental research, engineering integration and socio-technical systems that work for low- and middle-income settings. Existing efforts remain fragmented relative to the magnitude of the challenge.
economics-resources
south-america
chile
affordable
scalable
solutions
safe
sanitation
dense
urban
informal
settlements
overcoming
society-governance
systems
climate-environment
methods
open
Chile, South America
Long-term anxiety and depression tied to job insecurity and informal labor in Chile are poorly quantified, making it difficult for policymakers to justify investment in preventive mental health infrastructure.
society-governance
south-america
chile
mental-health
mental
health
measuring
impact
chronic
economic
precarity
long-term
anxiety
health-biology
global-unspecified
african
remains
access
Mangrove forests along Australia's coastline have been cleared for aquaculture and development, and restoration efforts struggle with low seedling survival rates and unclear land tenure over tidal zones.
climate-environment
oceania
australia
mangrove
along
restoring
degraded
ecosystems
coast
forests
coastline
have
global-unspecified
philosophy-ethics
whether
haven
determine
A persistent gap exists in realizing practical, scalable solutions for microbiome restoration after repeated antibiotic exposure in children. Scientific understanding, engineering readiness and institutional capacity remain insufficient to translate promising concepts into durable impact under real-world constraints of cost, skills and governance.
society-governance
asia
pakistan
microbiome
restoration
repeated
antibiotic
exposure
children
field-ready
systems
persistent
gap
solutions
methods
scalable
ensuring
governance
open
Mexico, North America
Stunting rates in parts of Mexico remain high despite food aid programs, because interventions rarely address the underlying combination of dietary diversity, sanitation, and maternal nutrition simultaneously.
health-biology
north-america
mexico
reducing
chronic
child
malnutrition
food-insecure
regions
stunting
rates
parts
food
global-unspecified
climate-environment
access
open
Papua New Guinea, Oceania
Achieving designs for public spaces that promote social connection and mental well-being in dense cities at meaningful scale demands simultaneous progress in fundamental research, engineering integration and socio-technical systems that work for low- and middle-income settings. Existing efforts remain fragmented relative to the magnitude of the challenge.
science-space
oceania
papua-new-guinea
designs
public
spaces
promote
social
connection
mental
well-being
dense
cities
economics-resources
climate-environment
systems
society-governance
solutions
A persistent gap exists in realizing practical, scalable solutions for governance frameworks for managing the risks and opportunities of advanced human enhancement. Scientific understanding, engineering readiness and institutional capacity remain insufficient to translate promising concepts into durable impact under real-world constraints of cost, skills and governance.
society-governance
europe
greece
governance
solutions
frameworks
managing
risks
opportunities
advanced
human
enhancement
systemic
systems
methods
scalable
ensuring
enabling
open
New Zealand, Oceania
Current approaches to governance frameworks for managing the dual-use risks of advanced computing and AI technologies 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.
society-governance
oceania
new-zealand
governance
frameworks
managing
dual-use
risks
advanced
computing
technologies
integrated
pathways
systems
climate-environment
enabling
solutions
approaches
open
United States, North America
United States has too few licensed physicians per capita to staff rural clinics, and existing task-shifting frameworks for nurses and community health workers lack legal clarity, standardized training, and outcome tracking.
social-civic-problems
north-america
united-states
task-shifting
united
states
designing
protocols
offset
physician
shortages
has
too
task
shifting
health-biology
health
rural
Smallholder farmers in Myanmar lose a substantial share of harvested grain to pests, mold, and poor storage before it ever reaches market, largely due to the cost of hermetic storage technology.
economics-resources
asia
myanmar
grain
smallholder
farmers
cutting
post-harvest
losses
among
storage
lose
climate-environment
connecting
fair
water
The absence of robust, context-adapted solutions for methods for quantifying the full social and environmental costs of different mobility systems creates cascading risks across interconnected human and natural systems. Key missing elements include durable performance, low lifetime cost, and governance arrangements capable of sustaining impact beyond pilot stages.
society-governance
europe
portugal
systems
methods
quantifying
full
social
environmental
costs
different
mobility
deployable
solutions
climate-environment
enabling
robust
ensuring
open
Democratic Republic of Congo, Africa
Vocational training programs in Democratic Republic of Congo frequently teach skills misaligned with current employer demand, leaving graduates underemployed despite completing certification.
economics-resources
africa
democratic-republic-of-congo
vocational
training
demand
democratic
republic
congo
aligning
curricula
actual
labor
global-unspecified
social-civic-problems
