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Despite recognition of its importance, reliable methods for biotechnologies for engineering organisms that contribute to the circular economy and waste reduction 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
barriers
biotechnologies
engineering
organisms
contribute
circular
economy
waste
reduction
overcoming
climate-environment
methods
systems
society-governance
high
Despite recognition of its importance, reliable methods for materials and designs for buildings that sequester carbon over their full life cycle 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
materials
designs
buildings
sequester
carbon
over
full
life
cycle
breakthrough
methods
systems
barriers
society-governance
high
open
Costa Rica, North America
Despite recognition of its importance, reliable methods for ruminant microbiome interventions cutting methane over 50 percent 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
ruminant
microbiome
interventions
cutting
methane
over
percent
breakthrough
approaches
despite
methods
systems
barriers
society-governance
designs
open
Colombia, South America
Despite recognition of its importance, reliable methods for institutional designs that improve the accountability of international development and climate finance 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
colombia
institutional
designs
improve
accountability
international
development
climate
finance
practical
realization
society-governance
methods
systems
barriers
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
Despite recognition of its importance, reliable methods for institutional arrangements that improve coordination across sectors for climate and SDG 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.
climate-environment
europe
netherlands
institutional
arrangements
improve
coordination
sectors
climate
sdg
action
deployable
technologies
methods
society-governance
systems
designs
barriers
open
United Kingdom, Europe
Despite recognition of its importance, reliable methods for designs for digital public infrastructure that remains secure inclusive and trustworthy 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
europe
united-kingdom
designs
digital
public
infrastructure
remains
secure
inclusive
trustworthy
systemic
solutions
climate-environment
society-governance
systems
methods
barriers
open
Mexico, North America
Despite recognition of its importance, reliable methods for protocols for the rapid sharing of scientific data and materials during global health emergencies 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
protocols
rapid
sharing
scientific
data
materials
during
health
emergencies
methods
systems
society-governance
health-biology
barriers
designs
Despite recognition of its importance, reliable methods for biotechnologies enabling the production of high-value chemicals from waste streams 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
australia
biotechnologies
enabling
production
high-value
chemicals
waste
streams
integrated
pathways
despite
methods
systems
society-governance
barriers
high
Despite recognition of its importance, reliable methods for closed-loop life support with under 5 percent resupply mass fraction 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
closed-loop
life
support
under
percent
resupply
mass
fraction
practical
realization
methods
systems
society-governance
barriers
designs
Despite recognition of its importance, reliable methods for design principles for digital platforms that promote constructive rather than polarizing discourse 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
peru
design
principles
digital
platforms
promote
constructive
rather
polarizing
discourse
practical
climate-environment
methods
systems
barriers
society-governance