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Solomon Islands, Oceania
Despite recognition of its importance, reliable methods for predictive models of compound climate-health risks at neighborhood resolution 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
oceania
solomon-islands
models
predictive
compound
climate-health
risks
neighborhood
resolution
integrated
pathways
despite
methods
systems
society-governance
barriers
designs
Despite recognition of its importance, reliable methods for methods for assessing the effectiveness of different approaches to climate adaptation and resilience 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
africa
ghana
methods
assessing
effectiveness
different
approaches
climate
adaptation
resilience
development
despite
systems
society-governance
barriers
designs
solutions
Despite recognition of its importance, reliable methods for architectural and planning approaches that make cities more walkable and less car-dependent 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
peru
architectural
planning
approaches
make
cities
walkable
less
car-dependent
integrated
pathways
methods
systems
barriers
society-governance
high
open
United Kingdom, Europe
The absence of robust, context-adapted solutions for designs for energy systems that integrate high shares of variable renewables with high reliability 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
united-kingdom
high
systems
designs
energy
integrate
shares
variable
renewables
reliability
overcoming
solutions
climate-environment
methods
ensuring
enabling
open
United States, North America
Despite recognition of its importance, reliable methods for regenerative approaches to reverse age-related decline in muscle and cognition 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
north-america
united-states
regenerative
approaches
reverse
age-related
decline
muscle
cognition
field-ready
systems
despite
methods
barriers
society-governance
designs
high
open
Paraguay, South America
Despite recognition of its importance, reliable methods for seismicity-safe large-scale managed aquifer recharge methods 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.
local-regional
south-america
paraguay
methods
seismicity-safe
large-scale
managed
aquifer
recharge
breakthrough
approaches
despite
recognition
climate-environment
systems
society-governance
barriers
designs
Despite recognition of its importance, reliable methods for surveillance and response systems for antimicrobial resistance that function across borders 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
europe
italy
surveillance
response
systems
antimicrobial
resistance
function
borders
breakthrough
approaches
despite
society-governance
methods
barriers
economics-resources
designs
open
Argentina, South America
Despite recognition of its importance, reliable methods for governance frameworks preventing the concentration of power through advanced surveillance technologies 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.
society-governance
south-america
argentina
governance
frameworks
preventing
concentration
power
advanced
surveillance
technologies
breakthrough
approaches
climate-environment
methods
systems
barriers
designs
Despite recognition of its importance, reliable methods for therapies targeting the biology of multimorbidity rather than single diseases 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.
health-biology
europe
sweden
therapies
targeting
biology
multimorbidity
rather
single
diseases
deployable
technologies
despite
climate-environment
methods
systems
barriers
society-governance
open
South Africa, Africa
Despite recognition of its importance, reliable methods for open standards for interoperable climate and biodiversity monitoring data 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
africa
south-africa
biodiversity
open
standards
interoperable
climate
monitoring
data
systemic
solutions
addressing
methods
systems
society-governance
technology-computing
barriers
Despite recognition of its importance, reliable methods for evidence frameworks for sequencing post-conflict institutional recovery 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.
society-governance
asia
thailand
evidence
frameworks
sequencing
post-conflict
institutional
recovery
integrated
pathways
despite
recognition
climate-environment
methods
systems
barriers
designs
open
Mexico, North America
Despite recognition of its importance, reliable methods for technologies for selective removal of persistent organic pollutants from water bodies 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
north-america
mexico
methods
technologies
selective
removal
persistent
organic
pollutants
water
bodies
robust
society-governance
systems
enabling
barriers
designs
Achieving high-temperature stable thermoelectrics with ZT above 3 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
africa
uganda
high-temperature
stable
thermoelectrics
above
development
achieving
meaningful
scale
demands
simultaneous
climate-environment
systems
society-governance
methods
solutions
The absence of robust, context-adapted solutions for institutional designs for managing the global commons of the high seas and outer space 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
asia
thailand
solutions
institutional
designs
managing
commons
high
seas
outer
space
systems
climate-environment
methods
enabling
robust
governance
Despite recognition of its importance, reliable methods for biotechnologies enabling the production of pharmaceuticals and fine chemicals from renewable feedstocks 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
europe
poland
biotechnologies
enabling
production
pharmaceuticals
fine
chemicals
renewable
feedstocks
deployable
technologies
methods
systems
society-governance
barriers
high
The absence of robust, context-adapted solutions for materials and processes for recycling complex multi-material products at high purity 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
spain
systems
materials
processes
recycling
complex
multi-material
products
high
purity
field-ready
solutions
climate-environment
enabling
robust
methods
Despite recognition of its importance, reliable methods for affordable methods for detecting and treating the major causes of childhood undernutrition 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
europe
netherlands
methods
affordable
detecting
treating
major
causes
childhood
undernutrition
field-ready
systems
society-governance
barriers
economics-resources
solutions
health-biology
open
South Africa, Africa
A persistent gap exists in realizing practical, scalable solutions for low-bandwidth digital tools that deliver high-quality education in connectivity-poor areas. 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
south-africa
low-bandwidth
digital
tools
deliver
high-quality
education
connectivity-poor
areas
field-ready
systems
solutions
methods
scalable
ensuring
governance
open
Costa Rica, North America
Despite recognition of its importance, reliable methods for platform technologies for 30-day zoonotic antiviral response 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
north-america
costa-rica
platform
technologies
30-day
zoonotic
antiviral
response
scalable
solutions
despite
recognition
methods
systems
society-governance
barriers
designs
open
Chile, South America
Despite recognition of its importance, reliable methods for biotechnologies enabling the rapid development of vaccines against unknown future pathogens 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.
health-biology
south-america
chile
biotechnologies
enabling
rapid
development
vaccines
against
unknown
future
pathogens
field-ready
climate-environment
systems
methods
society-governance
barriers