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Ecuador, South America
Despite recognition of its importance, reliable methods for mechanisms for aligning the incentives of technology companies with broader societal goals 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
mechanisms
aligning
incentives
technology
companies
broader
societal
goals
integrated
pathways
methods
systems
barriers
society-governance
designs
Develop practical data collection, modeling, public deliberation, and evaluation tools for decisions currently made with incomplete or inaccessible evidence. The challenge is especially acute in informal settlements, where existing solutions often assume stable institutions, high incomes, continuous connectivity, or centralized service delivery.
society-governance
africa
nigeria
evidence
decisions
informal
settlements
local
difficult
policy
develop
practical
data
economics-resources
communities
public
worker
Develop practical methods to map water, sewer, power, gas, and telecom networks where records are incomplete and excavation is dangerous.
climate-environment
asia
india
managing
underground
utility
maps
unplanned
urban
growth
develop
practical
methods
water
society-governance
global-unspecified
african
restoring
Create cooperative frameworks that enable countries sharing underground water reserves to measure extraction, prevent depletion, and resolve disputes.
society-governance
asia
jordan
governance
transboundary
aquifers
incomplete
data
create
cooperative
frameworks
enable
countries
global-unspecified
mathematics-logic
water
climate-environment
african
Despite recognition of its importance, reliable methods for integrated wildlife-livestock-human zoonotic spillover surveillance 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
ghana
integrated
wildlife-livestock-human
zoonotic
spillover
surveillance
development
despite
recognition
its
importance
methods
systems
barriers
society-governance
designs
Despite recognition of its importance, reliable methods for behavioral and structural interventions reducing food loss in tropical value 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.
climate-environment
south-america
peru
behavioral
structural
interventions
reducing
food
loss
tropical
value
chains
integrated
methods
systems
barriers
society-governance
designs
Despite recognition of its importance, reliable methods for institutional arrangements that improve coordination between health climate and development sectors 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
france
institutional
arrangements
improve
coordination
between
health
climate
development
sectors
integrated
society-governance
methods
systems
designs
barriers
open
United States, North America
Despite recognition of its importance, reliable methods for safe and effective methods for large-scale insect protein production and use 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
united-states
methods
safe
effective
large-scale
insect
protein
production
scalable
solutions
despite
systems
society-governance
barriers
economics-resources
designs
open
Solomon Islands, Oceania
Despite recognition of its importance, reliable methods for passive cooling and ventilation systems for informal settlement housing 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
solomon-islands
passive
cooling
ventilation
systems
informal
settlement
housing
breakthrough
approaches
despite
climate-environment
society-governance
methods
economics-resources
barriers
Despite recognition of its importance, reliable methods for solutions for providing high-quality mental health care in primary care and community 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.
health-biology
asia
vietnam
mental-health
care
solutions
providing
high-quality
mental
health
primary
community
settings
breakthrough
climate-environment
society-governance
methods
systems
open
Costa Rica, North America
Despite recognition of its importance, reliable methods for biotechnologies converting methane and CO2 into high-value chemicals and proteins 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
biotechnologies
converting
methane
co2
high-value
chemicals
proteins
practical
realization
despite
methods
systems
barriers
society-governance
high
open
United States, North America
Despite recognition of its importance, reliable methods for interventions that reduce the prevalence of non-communicable diseases through population-level action 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
united-states
methods
interventions
reduce
prevalence
non-communicable
diseases
population-level
action
robust
enabling
climate-environment
systems
society-governance
barriers
designs
open
United States, North America
Despite recognition of its importance, reliable methods for pathways for achieving universal access to safe and affordable drinking water and sanitation 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
united-states
pathways
achieving
universal
access
safe
affordable
drinking
water
sanitation
systemic
methods
society-governance
systems
solutions
economics-resources
open
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
Citizens of Ethiopia generate growing volumes of personal data through digital services, but existing legal frameworks lack enforcement mechanisms to hold companies accountable for misuse.
technology-computing
africa
ethiopia
data
citizens
establishing
enforceable
privacy
protections
generate
growing
volumes
society-governance
global-unspecified
african
whether
systems
incomplete
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