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Current approaches to education and workforce systems preparing people for livelihoods in a net-zero economy either underperform under variable field conditions or generate externalities that undermine long-term sustainability and equity. Closing the gap requires coordinated advances in science, systems design and enabling institutions.
economics-resources
africa
kenya
systems
education
workforce
preparing
people
livelihoods
net-zero
economy
integrated
pathways
society-governance
climate-environment
technology-computing
enabling
under
open
Brazil, South America
The absence of robust, context-adapted solutions for passive atmospheric water harvesting below 20 percent RH creates cascading risks across interconnected human and natural systems. Key missing elements include durable performance, low lifetime cost, and governance arrangements capable of sustaining impact beyond pilot stages.
society-governance
south-america
brazil
passive
atmospheric
water
harvesting
below
percent
deployable
technologies
absence
robust
solutions
systems
climate-environment
methods
enabling
open
Bolivia, South America
A persistent gap exists in realizing practical, scalable solutions for education systems that prepare students for collaboration with advanced AI tools. Scientific understanding, engineering readiness and institutional capacity remain insufficient to translate promising concepts into durable impact under real-world constraints of cost, skills and governance.
society-governance
south-america
bolivia
education
systems
prepare
students
collaboration
advanced
tools
development
persistent
gap
solutions
methods
ensuring
governance
scalable
A detailed explanation regarding the systemic constraints, lack of infrastructure, or technological gap associated with climate & environment in the context of emerging markets and global sustainability goals.
climate-environment
africa
kenya
climate
environment
development
sustainable
solutions
germany
detailed
explanation
regarding
systemic
society-governance
systems
mechanisms
institutional
methods
Achieving systems ensuring the integrity and accessibility of critical data and knowledge under multiple threats at meaningful scale demands simultaneous progress in fundamental research, engineering integration and socio-technical systems that work for low- and middle-income settings. Existing efforts remain fragmented relative to the magnitude of the challenge.
economics-resources
asia
nepal
systems
ensuring
integrity
accessibility
critical
data
knowledge
under
multiple
threats
society-governance
climate-environment
technology-computing
solutions
methods
open
Guatemala, North America
A persistent gap exists in realizing practical, scalable solutions for sensor-model systems warning of cascading trophic collapses. Scientific understanding, engineering readiness and institutional capacity remain insufficient to translate promising concepts into durable impact under real-world constraints of cost, skills and governance.
society-governance
north-america
guatemala
sensor-model
systems
warning
cascading
trophic
collapses
robust
methods
enabling
persistent
solutions
climate-environment
ensuring
scalable
governance
open
Papua New Guinea, Oceania
A persistent gap exists in realizing practical, scalable solutions for smallholder-accessible soil carbon measurement for market participation. Scientific understanding, engineering readiness and institutional capacity remain insufficient to translate promising concepts into durable impact under real-world constraints of cost, skills and governance.
society-governance
oceania
papua-new-guinea
smallholder-accessible
soil
carbon
measurement
market
participation
integrated
pathways
persistent
gap
solutions
systems
methods
scalable
practical
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
A persistent gap exists in realizing practical, scalable solutions for technologies enabling precise and equitable delivery of agricultural inputs at smallholder scale. Scientific understanding, engineering readiness and institutional capacity remain insufficient to translate promising concepts into durable impact under real-world constraints of cost, skills and governance.
society-governance
europe
sweden
technologies
enabling
precise
equitable
delivery
agricultural
inputs
smallholder
scale
integrated
solutions
systems
methods
scalable
climate-environment
open
Honduras, North America
Achieving nature-based solutions for drought resilience that also support biodiversity and carbon goals at meaningful scale demands simultaneous progress in fundamental research, engineering integration and socio-technical systems that work for low- and middle-income settings. Existing efforts remain fragmented relative to the magnitude of the challenge.
climate-environment
north-america
honduras
biodiversity
nature-based
solutions
drought
resilience
also
support
carbon
goals
development
society-governance
economics-resources
systems
methods
nature
A persistent gap exists in realizing practical, scalable solutions for pandemic data-sharing protocols balancing sovereignty and response speed. Scientific understanding, engineering readiness and institutional capacity remain insufficient to translate promising concepts into durable impact under real-world constraints of cost, skills and governance.
society-governance
europe
germany
scalable
solutions
pandemic
data-sharing
protocols
balancing
sovereignty
response
speed
persistent
systems
methods
practical
governance
ensuring
open
Mexico, North America
A persistent gap exists in realizing practical, scalable solutions for protocols for the ethical sharing and use of data from wearable and environmental sensors. Scientific understanding, engineering readiness and institutional capacity remain insufficient to translate promising concepts into durable impact under real-world constraints of cost, skills and governance.
society-governance
north-america
mexico
practical
protocols
ethical
sharing
data
wearable
environmental
sensors
realization
persistent
solutions
systems
methods
scalable
governance
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
Achieving governance frameworks preventing the weaponization of emerging biotechnologies at meaningful scale demands simultaneous progress in fundamental research, engineering integration and socio-technical systems that work for low- and middle-income settings. Existing efforts remain fragmented relative to the magnitude of the challenge.
society-governance
oceania
samoa
governance
frameworks
preventing
weaponization
emerging
biotechnologies
practical
realization
achieving
meaningful
economics-resources
systems
climate-environment
solutions
ensuring
A persistent gap exists in realizing practical, scalable solutions for education pathways preparing workforces for AI-augmented and green economies. Scientific understanding, engineering readiness and institutional capacity remain insufficient to translate promising concepts into durable impact under real-world constraints of cost, skills and governance.
society-governance
africa
kenya
education
pathways
preparing
workforces
ai-augmented
green
economies
robust
methods
enabling
solutions
systems
scalable
technologies
governance
Current approaches to nature-based coastal protection that remains effective under high rates of sea-level rise either underperform under variable field conditions or generate externalities that undermine long-term sustainability and equity. Closing the gap requires coordinated advances in science, systems design and enabling institutions.
society-governance
europe
france
under
nature-based
coastal
protection
remains
effective
high
rates
sea-level
rise
systems
climate-environment
enabling
solutions
designs
Current approaches to real-time flood and landslide early warning systems for informal hillside settlements either underperform under variable field conditions or generate externalities that undermine long-term sustainability and equity. Closing the gap requires coordinated advances in science, systems design and enabling institutions.
climate-environment
africa
tanzania
systems
enabling
real-time
flood
landslide
early
warning
informal
hillside
settlements
society-governance
technology-computing
methods
economics-resources
solutions
A persistent gap exists in realizing practical, scalable solutions for therapeutics targeting the shared biological pathways underlying multiple chronic diseases. Scientific understanding, engineering readiness and institutional capacity remain insufficient to translate promising concepts into durable impact under real-world constraints of cost, skills and governance.
society-governance
europe
netherlands
therapeutics
targeting
shared
biological
pathways
underlying
multiple
chronic
diseases
overcoming
solutions
systems
methods
scalable
practical
The absence of robust, context-adapted solutions for high-throughput breeding platforms for climate-resilient orphan crops creates cascading risks across interconnected human and natural systems. Key missing elements include durable performance, low lifetime cost, and governance arrangements capable of sustaining impact beyond pilot stages.
climate-environment
africa
egypt
systems
high-throughput
breeding
platforms
climate-resilient
orphan
crops
field-ready
absence
robust
society-governance
solutions
methods
enabling
ensuring
