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Formalizing small-scale fisher livelihoods and rights in Bangladesh.

open Bangladesh, Asia

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

WS02556

By Ian Patel · 2025-11-29T12:46:13.000Z · Horizon: 2030

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WS02556 | World Solve | https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?view=problem&id=2556

Deployable technologies for institutional innovations reducing the lag between scientific evidence and policy action.

open Canada, North America

Current approaches to institutional innovations reducing the lag between scientific evidence and policy action 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 canada institutional innovations reducing lag between scientific evidence policy action deployable systems climate-environment enabling designs solutions

WS02863

By Ian Patel · 2025-10-01T10:43:30.185Z · Horizon: 2032

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WS02863 | World Solve | https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?view=problem&id=2863