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Costa Rica, North America
Despite recognition of its importance, reliable methods for protocols for the ethical development and testing of human longevity interventions 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.
philosophy-ethics
north-america
costa-rica
barriers
protocols
ethical
development
testing
human
longevity
interventions
overcoming
despite
climate-environment
methods
systems
society-governance
designs
open
Chile, South America
Despite recognition of its importance, reliable methods for pathways for achieving high rates of energy efficiency and demand reduction in buildings and industry 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
high
pathways
achieving
rates
energy
efficiency
demand
reduction
buildings
industry
systems
methods
society-governance
barriers
designs
Despite recognition of its importance, reliable methods for energy storage and conversion systems optimized for intermittent renewable microgrids 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
energy
storage
conversion
systems
optimized
intermittent
renewable
microgrids
practical
realization
methods
society-governance
designs
barriers
economics-resources
open
New Zealand, Oceania
Despite recognition of its importance, reliable methods for high-humidity passive radiative cooling surfaces and coatings 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
high-humidity
passive
radiative
cooling
surfaces
coatings
practical
realization
despite
recognition
methods
systems
barriers
society-governance
designs
Despite recognition of its importance, reliable methods for institutional designs that make scientific research more responsive to societal needs and values 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
malaysia
institutional
designs
make
scientific
research
responsive
societal
needs
values
deployable
climate-environment
systems
methods
barriers
high
open
Costa Rica, North America
Despite recognition of its importance, reliable methods for governance models for managing the risks and benefits of geoengineering research and potential deployment 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
north-america
costa-rica
models
deployment
governance
managing
risks
benefits
geoengineering
research
potential
field-ready
climate-environment
systems
methods
technology-computing
economics-resources
open
Ecuador, South America
Despite recognition of its importance, reliable methods for solutions for providing reliable digital connectivity in remote and disaster-affected areas 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
ecuador
reliable
barriers
solutions
providing
digital
connectivity
remote
disaster-affected
areas
overcoming
climate-environment
methods
society-governance
systems
health-biology
Despite recognition of its importance, reliable methods for mechanisms aligning private R&D incentives with global health and climate priorities 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
indonesia
mechanisms
aligning
private
incentives
health
climate
priorities
breakthrough
approaches
methods
systems
society-governance
barriers
solutions
designs
Despite recognition of its importance, reliable methods for biotechnologies for engineering microorganisms that convert atmospheric CO2 into useful products 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
fiji
biotechnologies
engineering
microorganisms
convert
atmospheric
co2
useful
products
development
despite
methods
systems
society-governance
barriers
high
open
Brazil, South America
Despite recognition of its importance, reliable methods for affordable methods for continuous monitoring of air and water quality in informal settlements 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
brazil
methods
affordable
continuous
monitoring
air
water
quality
informal
settlements
robust
society-governance
systems
economics-resources
enabling
health-biology
Despite recognition of its importance, reliable methods for ambient methane oxidation catalysts for livestock 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
europe
portugal
ambient
methane
oxidation
catalysts
livestock
regions
deployable
technologies
despite
recognition
methods
systems
barriers
society-governance
designs
Despite recognition of its importance, reliable methods for deliberation systems reducing affective polarization while preserving contestation 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
spain
deliberation
systems
reducing
affective
polarization
while
preserving
contestation
breakthrough
approaches
methods
society-governance
barriers
designs
economics-resources
open
Bolivia, South America
Despite recognition of its importance, reliable methods for participatory budgeting designs resistant to elite and algorithmic 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
barriers
participatory
budgeting
designs
resistant
elite
algorithmic
capture
overcoming
despite
climate-environment
methods
systems
society-governance
high
Despite recognition of its importance, reliable methods for affordable and scalable solutions for the prevention of the major causes of premature mortality 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
zambia
barriers
affordable
scalable
solutions
prevention
major
causes
premature
mortality
overcoming
society-governance
methods
systems
health-biology
Despite recognition of its importance, reliable methods for solutions for managing the growing volumes of electronic and battery 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
nigeria
solutions
managing
growing
volumes
electronic
battery
waste
field-ready
systems
despite
society-governance
methods
barriers
economics-resources
designs
Despite recognition of its importance, reliable methods for designs for mobility systems that prioritize equity accessibility and low environmental impact 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
italy
barriers
designs
mobility
systems
prioritize
equity
accessibility
low
environmental
impact
society-governance
methods
solutions
technology-computing
high
Despite recognition of its importance, reliable methods for scientific foundation models producing calibrated testable hypotheses 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
models
scientific
foundation
producing
calibrated
testable
hypotheses
integrated
pathways
despite
methods
systems
society-governance
barriers
health-biology
open
Costa Rica, North America
Despite recognition of its importance, reliable methods for distributed biomanufacturing of essential medicines via synthetic biology 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
costa-rica
methods
distributed
biomanufacturing
essential
medicines
via
synthetic
biology
robust
enabling
climate-environment
systems
barriers
society-governance
designs
open
Costa Rica, North America
Despite recognition of its importance, reliable methods for species-specific non-lethal control of invasive vertebrates 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
costa-rica
species-specific
non-lethal
control
invasive
vertebrates
integrated
pathways
despite
recognition
its
methods
systems
barriers
society-governance
designs
open
Solomon Islands, Oceania
Despite recognition of its importance, reliable methods for predictive models of compound climate-health risks at neighborhood resolution 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
solomon-islands
models
predictive
compound
climate-health
risks
neighborhood
resolution
integrated
pathways
despite
methods
systems
society-governance
barriers
designs