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Despite recognition of its importance, reliable methods for methods for assessing the effectiveness of different approaches to climate adaptation and resilience 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
methods
assessing
effectiveness
different
approaches
climate
adaptation
resilience
development
despite
systems
society-governance
barriers
designs
solutions
Despite recognition of its importance, reliable methods for architectural and planning approaches that make cities more walkable and less car-dependent 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
architectural
planning
approaches
make
cities
walkable
less
car-dependent
integrated
pathways
methods
systems
barriers
society-governance
high
open
United States, North America
Despite recognition of its importance, reliable methods for regenerative approaches to reverse age-related decline in muscle and cognition 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
regenerative
approaches
reverse
age-related
decline
muscle
cognition
field-ready
systems
despite
methods
barriers
society-governance
designs
high
open
Paraguay, South America
Despite recognition of its importance, reliable methods for seismicity-safe large-scale managed aquifer recharge methods 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.
local-regional
south-america
paraguay
methods
seismicity-safe
large-scale
managed
aquifer
recharge
breakthrough
approaches
despite
recognition
climate-environment
systems
society-governance
barriers
designs
Despite recognition of its importance, reliable methods for surveillance and response systems for antimicrobial resistance that function across borders 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
surveillance
response
systems
antimicrobial
resistance
function
borders
breakthrough
approaches
despite
society-governance
methods
barriers
economics-resources
designs
open
Argentina, South America
Despite recognition of its importance, reliable methods for governance frameworks preventing the concentration of power through advanced surveillance technologies 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
south-america
argentina
governance
frameworks
preventing
concentration
power
advanced
surveillance
technologies
breakthrough
approaches
climate-environment
methods
systems
barriers
designs
Despite recognition of its importance, reliable methods for therapies targeting the biology of multimorbidity rather than single diseases 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
europe
sweden
therapies
targeting
biology
multimorbidity
rather
single
diseases
deployable
technologies
despite
climate-environment
methods
systems
barriers
society-governance
open
South Africa, Africa
Despite recognition of its importance, reliable methods for open standards for interoperable climate and biodiversity monitoring data 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
biodiversity
open
standards
interoperable
climate
monitoring
data
systemic
solutions
addressing
methods
systems
society-governance
technology-computing
barriers
Despite recognition of its importance, reliable methods for evidence frameworks for sequencing post-conflict institutional recovery 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
thailand
evidence
frameworks
sequencing
post-conflict
institutional
recovery
integrated
pathways
despite
recognition
climate-environment
methods
systems
barriers
designs
open
Mexico, North America
Despite recognition of its importance, reliable methods for technologies for selective removal of persistent organic pollutants from water bodies 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
methods
technologies
selective
removal
persistent
organic
pollutants
water
bodies
robust
society-governance
systems
enabling
barriers
designs
Despite recognition of its importance, reliable methods for biotechnologies enabling the production of pharmaceuticals and fine chemicals from renewable feedstocks 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
biotechnologies
enabling
production
pharmaceuticals
fine
chemicals
renewable
feedstocks
deployable
technologies
methods
systems
society-governance
barriers
high
Despite recognition of its importance, reliable methods for affordable methods for detecting and treating the major causes of childhood undernutrition 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
netherlands
methods
affordable
detecting
treating
major
causes
childhood
undernutrition
field-ready
systems
society-governance
barriers
economics-resources
solutions
health-biology
open
Costa Rica, North America
Despite recognition of its importance, reliable methods for platform technologies for 30-day zoonotic antiviral response 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
platform
technologies
30-day
zoonotic
antiviral
response
scalable
solutions
despite
recognition
methods
systems
society-governance
barriers
designs
open
Chile, South America
Despite recognition of its importance, reliable methods for biotechnologies enabling the rapid development of vaccines against unknown future 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
south-america
chile
biotechnologies
enabling
rapid
development
vaccines
against
unknown
future
pathogens
field-ready
climate-environment
systems
methods
society-governance
barriers
Despite recognition of its importance, reliable methods for governance models for managing the dual-use risks of advanced gene editing and 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.
society-governance
africa
ethiopia
models
governance
managing
dual-use
risks
advanced
gene
editing
synthetic
biology
climate-environment
methods
systems
barriers
solutions
Despite recognition of its importance, reliable methods for methods for quantifying and reducing the climate impact of the global food system 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
netherlands
methods
quantifying
reducing
climate
impact
food
system
robust
enabling
society-governance
systems
barriers
designs
solutions
assessing
Despite recognition of its importance, reliable methods for materials for efficient atmospheric water generation integrated with existing roofs 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
japan
integrated
materials
efficient
atmospheric
water
generation
existing
roofs
pathways
despite
methods
systems
society-governance
barriers
designs
Despite recognition of its importance, reliable methods for governance frameworks for the responsible use of predictive policing and risk assessment tools 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
south-korea
governance
frameworks
responsible
predictive
policing
risk
assessment
tools
scalable
solutions
climate-environment
methods
systems
barriers
designs
open
Argentina, South America
Despite recognition of its importance, reliable methods for designs for energy storage that use only materials available in the Global South at scale 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
argentina
designs
energy
storage
only
materials
available
south
scale
development
methods
systems
society-governance
barriers
high
economics-resources
open
Brazil, South America
Despite recognition of its importance, reliable methods for quantum-resistant cryptography practical for constrained critical IoT 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
barriers
quantum-resistant
cryptography
practical
constrained
critical
iot
overcoming
despite
recognition
methods
systems
society-governance
designs
high