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Achieving systems ensuring the long-term integrity of digital records and cultural heritage under climate risk 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.
climate-environment
africa
dr-congo
systems
ensuring
long-term
integrity
digital
records
cultural
heritage
under
climate
society-governance
economics-resources
technology-computing
methods
solutions
open
Guatemala, North America
Achieving mechanisms for aligning short-term political incentives with long-term sustainability goals 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
north-america
guatemala
mechanisms
aligning
short-term
political
incentives
long-term
sustainability
goals
overcoming
barriers
climate-environment
systems
society-governance
designs
methods
open
Mexico, North America
Despite recognition of its importance, reliable methods for designs for resilient food systems that maintain nutrition under multi-year drought 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
designs
resilient
food
systems
maintain
nutrition
under
multi-year
drought
scalable
society-governance
methods
solutions
economics-resources
barriers
open
Guatemala, North America
Achieving solutions for managing the health impacts of air pollution in rapidly growing 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.
climate-environment
north-america
guatemala
air-pollution
solutions
managing
health
impacts
air
pollution
rapidly
growing
cities
development
economics-resources
systems
society-governance
methods
open
United States, North America
Achieving interventions that improve the quality and equity of secondary education in low-income countries 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.
social-civic-problems
north-america
united-states
interventions
improve
quality
equity
secondary
education
low-income
countries
practical
realization
economics-resources
systems
climate-environment
society-governance
methods
open
Solomon Islands, Oceania
Achieving education systems building measurable resistance to AI misinformation 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.
social-civic-problems
oceania
solomon-islands
systems
education
building
measurable
resistance
misinformation
systemic
solutions
addressing
achieving
society-governance
economics-resources
climate-environment
technology-computing
real
Current approaches to designs for digital financial systems that remain inclusive and resilient under stress 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.
technology-computing
europe
france
systems
under
designs
digital
financial
remain
inclusive
resilient
stress
practical
society-governance
climate-environment
enabling
economics-resources
solutions
open
Argentina, South America
Achieving biotechnologies enabling the sustainable production of alternative proteins at scale 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
argentina
scale
biotechnologies
enabling
sustainable
production
alternative
proteins
deployable
technologies
achieving
climate-environment
systems
society-governance
methods
solutions
A persistent gap exists in realizing practical, scalable solutions for governance models for ensuring the equitable and responsible use of genetic resources and data. 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
oceania
fiji
governance
solutions
models
ensuring
equitable
responsible
genetic
resources
data
systemic
systems
methods
scalable
enabling
practical
