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Coastal aquifers in Fiji are increasingly contaminated by saltwater intrusion driven by overextraction and rising sea levels, threatening long-term drinking water and irrigation supply.
climate-environment
oceania
fiji
aquifers
saltwater
intrusion
protecting
freshwater
coastal
increasingly
contaminated
driven
global-unspecified
water
long
whether
open
South Africa, Africa
Women remain significantly underrepresented in STEM higher education and careers in South Africa, a gap that begins with unequal encouragement and resources at the secondary school level.
social-civic-problems
africa
south-africa
women
stem
south
increasing
representation
fields
remain
significantly
underrepresented
global-unspecified
health-biology
society-governance
Create affordable respite care, training, financial support, medical navigation, and community networks as dementia care increasingly occurs at home.
health-biology
asia
china
dementia
supporting
informal
caregivers
people
care
create
affordable
respite
training
economics-resources
society-governance
global-unspecified
social-civic-problems
infrastructure
Identify and counter structural barriers such as violence, unpaid care work, party gatekeeping, financing, and tokenization in local political participation.
society-governance
asia
india
local
increasing
women
meaningful
representation
government
identify
counter
structural
barriers
economics-resources
actors
mathematics-logic
before
might
Develop standards and tools that detect manipulation, preserve provenance, and improve reproducibility across increasingly complex scientific workflows.
society-governance
scientific
authenticating
images
data
public
research
develop
standards
tools
detect
systems
technology-computing
global-unspecified
trust
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
open
Democratic Republic of Congo, Africa
Utilities and hospitals in Democratic Republic of Congo increasingly face ransomware attacks, but many operate on legacy systems without the budget or expertise to implement modern cybersecurity defenses.
technology-computing
africa
democratic-republic-of-congo
cybersecurity
democratic
republic
congo
ransomware
attacks
protecting
critical
infrastructure
utilities
hospitals
systems
society-governance
economics-resources
Smallholder farmers in Romania lack affordable, low-evaporation water storage to bridge increasingly erratic rainy seasons, forcing crop failure during even short dry spells.
climate-environment
europe
romania
water
storage
smallholder
farmers
designing
drought-resilient
lack
affordable
low-evaporation
global-unspecified
economics-resources
urban
african
Public procurement processes in Nigeria lack standardized open-data reporting, making it difficult for civil society and auditors to detect overpricing, collusion, or misallocation of public funds.
society-governance
africa
nigeria
public
procurement
increasing
transparency
contracts
processes
lack
standardized
open-data
institutions
systems
technology-computing
global-unspecified
whether
philosophy-ethics
Staple crops grown in Nigeria are increasingly vulnerable to heat stress and shifting rainfall patterns, and locally adapted resilient varieties take years to breed and distribute through existing seed systems.
climate-environment
africa
nigeria
staple
varieties
breeding
climate-resilient
crop
suited
crops
grown
increasingly
resilient
systems
under
technology-computing
climate
