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Despite recognition of its importance, reliable methods for real-time systems for detecting and responding to food safety threats across supply chains 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.
economics-resources
oceania
fiji
supply-chain
real-time
systems
detecting
responding
food
safety
threats
supply
chains
practical
climate-environment
society-governance
methods
real
open
South Africa, Africa
Despite recognition of its importance, reliable methods for circular economy systems that eliminate leakage of plastics into the environment 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
circular
economy
systems
eliminate
leakage
plastics
environment
integrated
pathways
under
society-governance
methods
economics-resources
barriers
designs
Despite recognition of its importance, reliable methods for institutional designs that reduce the influence of short-term interests on long-term policy 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
india
institutional
designs
reduce
influence
short-term
interests
long-term
policy
practical
realization
climate-environment
methods
systems
barriers
high
open
Guatemala, North America
Despite recognition of its importance, reliable methods for symbiont-mediated coral heat tolerance enhancement protocols 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
guatemala
symbiont-mediated
coral
heat
tolerance
enhancement
protocols
scalable
solutions
despite
recognition
methods
systems
society-governance
barriers
designs
Despite recognition of its importance, reliable methods for solutions for providing safe and dignified housing for climate-displaced populations 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
asia
nepal
barriers
solutions
providing
safe
dignified
housing
climate-displaced
populations
overcoming
despite
methods
systems
society-governance
economics-resources
high
Despite recognition of its importance, reliable methods for solutions for equitable access to high-quality secondary and tertiary education 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.
social-civic-problems
oceania
australia
solutions
equitable
access
high-quality
secondary
tertiary
education
deployable
technologies
despite
climate-environment
society-governance
methods
systems
barriers
open
South Africa, Africa
Despite recognition of its importance, reliable methods for solutions for managing the growing volumes of construction and demolition waste 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
barriers
solutions
managing
growing
volumes
construction
demolition
waste
overcoming
despite
methods
systems
society-governance
designs
high
Despite recognition of its importance, reliable methods for protocols for responsible dual-use research in artificial intelligence and biotechnology 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.
technology-computing
africa
kenya
artificial-intelligence
protocols
responsible
dual-use
research
artificial
intelligence
biotechnology
systemic
solutions
addressing
climate-environment
methods
systems
society-governance
open
Chile, South America
Despite recognition of its importance, reliable methods for solutions for providing high-quality primary healthcare in remote and underserved regions 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
chile
barriers
solutions
providing
high-quality
primary
healthcare
remote
underserved
regions
overcoming
methods
society-governance
systems
economics-resources
high
Despite recognition of its importance, reliable methods for pathways for rapidly scaling regenerative agriculture without compromising yields 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.
economics-resources
africa
egypt
pathways
rapidly
scaling
regenerative
agriculture
compromising
yields
integrated
despite
recognition
climate-environment
methods
systems
society-governance
barriers
Despite recognition of its importance, reliable methods for education systems that equip citizens to evaluate scientific claims in a high-misinformation environment 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.
social-civic-problems
asia
vietnam
education
systems
equip
citizens
evaluate
scientific
claims
high-misinformation
environment
development
climate-environment
society-governance
methods
barriers
designs
open
Guatemala, North America
Despite recognition of its importance, reliable methods for biotechnologies enabling the rapid production of medical countermeasures against emerging 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
north-america
guatemala
barriers
biotechnologies
enabling
rapid
production
medical
countermeasures
against
emerging
pathogens
climate-environment
methods
systems
society-governance
high
open
United Kingdom, Europe
Despite recognition of its importance, reliable methods for architectural innovations that make high-density living compatible with climate resilience and well-being 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
united-kingdom
architectural
innovations
make
high-density
living
compatible
climate
resilience
well-being
systemic
methods
systems
society-governance
barriers
high
Despite recognition of its importance, reliable methods for methods for assessing the social equity impacts of different climate mitigation and adaptation strategies 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
germany
methods
assessing
social
equity
impacts
different
climate
mitigation
adaptation
strategies
systems
society-governance
enabling
solutions
barriers
open
Ecuador, South America
Despite recognition of its importance, reliable methods for permafrost carbon abrupt-release early warning models 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
ecuador
models
permafrost
carbon
abrupt-release
early
warning
development
despite
recognition
its
methods
systems
society-governance
barriers
designs
Despite recognition of its importance, reliable methods for cognitive prosthetics augmenting working memory for specific learning profiles 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
asia
cambodia
cognitive
prosthetics
augmenting
working
memory
specific
learning
profiles
systemic
solutions
methods
systems
barriers
society-governance
designs
open
Bolivia, South America
Despite recognition of its importance, reliable methods for inclusive digital public infrastructure resistant to both outages and capture 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.
technology-computing
south-america
bolivia
inclusive
digital
public
infrastructure
resistant
both
outages
capture
deployable
technologies
climate-environment
methods
systems
society-governance
barriers
Despite recognition of its importance, reliable methods for AI systems that support rather than displace human judgment in clinical and legal settings 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
systems
support
rather
displace
human
judgment
clinical
legal
settings
deployable
society-governance
methods
economics-resources
technology-computing
designs
open
New Zealand, Oceania
Despite recognition of its importance, reliable methods for scalable methods for restoring peatland hydrology and carbon stocks 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
new-zealand
methods
scalable
restoring
peatland
hydrology
carbon
stocks
deployable
technologies
despite
systems
society-governance
barriers
solutions
designs
Despite recognition of its importance, reliable methods for institutional designs that make long-term investments in public health infrastructure politically sustainable 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
oceania
samoa
public-health
institutional
designs
make
long-term
investments
public
health
infrastructure
politically
sustainable
climate-environment
society-governance
methods
systems