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Haiti, North America
Low digital literacy among vulnerable populations in Haiti increases susceptibility to online scams, grooming, and exploitation, with few structured public education programs addressing the gap.
social-civic-problems
north-america
haiti
digital
literacy
gap
online
exploitation
closing
enables
low
among
technology-computing
access
global-unspecified
african
inclusive
Develop practical biomonitoring and exposure assessment for workers in recycling, dyeing, tanning, metalwork, and small manufacturing.
economics-resources
asia
india
exposure
detecting
toxic
informal
industrial
work
develop
practical
biomonitoring
assessment
climate-environment
workers
waste
global-unspecified
african
Develop shared services, workforce pathways, procurement support, tabletop exercises, and affordable tooling for municipalities responsible for essential services.
local-regional
africa
kenya
building
cyber
capacity
local
governments
services
develop
shared
workforce
pathways
technology-computing
society-governance
public
african
global-unspecified
open
Central African Republic, Africa
Develop approaches for safeguarding wildlife, rangers, local communities, and habitats where conflict undermines governance and fuels extraction.
society-governance
africa
central-african-republic
biodiversity
protecting
conflict-affected
conservation
landscapes
develop
approaches
safeguarding
wildlife
rangers
economics-resources
communities
ecosystems
local
climate-environment
Develop land-use, early-warning, crop protection, compensation, corridor, and livelihood systems that reduce conflict in shared landscapes.
economics-resources
africa
kenya
conflict
reducing
human-elephant
harming
communities
wildlife
develop
land-use
early-warning
crop
systems
society-governance
climate-environment
global-unspecified
african
Develop modular, climate-appropriate, culturally suitable transitional housing that avoids prolonged camp conditions and can evolve into permanent homes.
climate-environment
asia
t-rkiye
housing
designing
dignified
temporary
repeated
disasters
develop
modular
climate-appropriate
culturally
social-civic-problems
urban
affordable
african
global-unspecified
Develop safe, affordable testing, cleanup, liability, community engagement, and redevelopment methods for land-scarce cities.
social-civic-problems
europe
poland
rehabilitating
contaminated
former
industrial
land
housing
develop
safe
affordable
testing
cities
global-unspecified
methods
climate-environment
african
Develop practical methods to map water, sewer, power, gas, and telecom networks where records are incomplete and excavation is dangerous.
climate-environment
asia
india
managing
underground
utility
maps
unplanned
urban
growth
develop
practical
methods
water
society-governance
global-unspecified
african
restoring
Create alternatives, extraction monitoring, ecological safeguards, and procurement standards to reduce river erosion, coastal damage, and illegal sand mining.
mathematics-logic
asia
india
sand
sustainable
sourcing
construction
booms
create
alternatives
extraction
monitoring
ecological
climate-environment
society-governance
global-unspecified
african
coastal
Develop practical alternatives to diesel for small trucks, boats, and last-mile vehicles serving dispersed rural communities.
climate-environment
asia
indonesia
rural
decarbonizing
low-volume
freight
transport
develop
practical
alternatives
diesel
small
economics-resources
access
remains
society-governance
african
open
East African Community, Africa
Create interoperable documentation, cold-chain coordination, and risk-based inspection systems that reduce spoilage without weakening safety controls.
social-civic-problems
africa
east-african-community
preventing
food
loss
border
delays
inconsistent
inspections
create
interoperable
documentation
systems
society-governance
technology-computing
safety
public
Develop worker-centered monitoring that reaches subcontractors, home-based workers, and labor brokers beyond first-tier factory audits.
economics-resources
asia
bangladesh
labor
verifying
conditions
subcontracted
manufacturing
develop
worker-centered
monitoring
reaches
subcontractors
workers
society-governance
informal
governance
african
Build sustainable training, remote interpretation, quality standards, and funding models for healthcare, courts, education, and emergency communication.
social-civic-problems
asia
india
interpretation
improving
access
sign-language
public
services
build
sustainable
training
remote
society-governance
global-unspecified
designing
african
governance
Create data, enforcement, housing, and tourism policies that manage short-term rental growth without harming legitimate small hosts or local economies.
social-civic-problems
europe
portugal
short-term
strengthening
city-level
capacity
regulate
rentals
create
data
enforcement
housing
society-governance
global-unspecified
african
local
technology-computing
Build cross-platform methods that identify influence operations moving among local apps, messaging networks, social media, and video platforms.
technology-computing
platforms
detecting
coordinated
inauthentic
behavior
regional
build
cross-platform
methods
identify
global-unspecified
social
society-governance
local
systems
african
philosophy-ethics
Build datasets, models, human networks, and distribution interventions for misinformation in languages poorly represented in major technology platforms.
technology-computing
asia
india
misinformation
detecting
local-language
scales
build
datasets
models
human
networks
distribution
global-unspecified
philosophy-ethics
society-governance
african
remains
Create interoperable enrollment, portable learning records, mobile instruction, and language support for children whose families move for work.
social-civic-problems
asia
india
children
improving
education
continuity
seasonal
migration
create
interoperable
enrollment
portable
global-unspecified
health-biology
low
displaced
african
Develop teaching, assessment, and teacher-support models for children who begin school in a language different from the one used in textbooks and examinations.
social-civic-problems
asia
india
reducing
learning
loss
among
multilingual
early-grade
students
develop
teaching
assessment
global-unspecified
school
children
african
low
Combine local wastewater control, fisheries governance, restoration science, and heat-stress response to preserve reefs under repeated marine heatwaves.
climate-environment
oceania
australia
local
preventing
coral
reef
collapse
stressors
combine
wastewater
control
society-governance
under
governance
global-unspecified
bleaching
african
Develop durable, low-cost road, bridge, drainage, and maintenance approaches for areas facing increasingly erratic rainfall and flooding.
climate-environment
africa
mozambique
climate-proofing
rural
roads
connect
farmers
markets
develop
durable
low-cost
road
urban
african
economics-resources
infrastructure
access