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The problem of greenland ice melting faster continues to affect hundreds of millions of people and undermines progress on multiple Sustainable Development Goals. Existing responses remain fragmented, under-resourced and poorly adapted to local contexts. A strong solution must operate effectively under severe constraints of skilled personnel, infrastructure, electricity and connectivity. It should define clear measurable outcomes, identify possible unintended harms, and demonstrate how the intervention can be sustained by local institutions long after initial funding ends.

greenland ice melting faster scaling other
WS06028
By Ian Patel · 2026-08-20T04:55:00Z · Horizon: 2030
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WS06028 | World Solve | https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?view=problem&id=6028

Addressing the risk of amazon forest dieback is critical for achieving the 2030 Agenda. Current efforts fall short in scale, speed and equity, leaving the most vulnerable behind. Any viable solution must function in low-resource settings with limited specialists, transport, laboratory capacity and broadband. Proposals should specify quantifiable biological, social or environmental outcomes, openly discuss potential risks, and present a realistic pathway for long-term maintenance and local ownership beyond short research pilots.

capacity risk amazon forest dieback climate-environment
WS06026
By Ian Patel · 2026-08-20T04:53:00Z · Horizon: 2030
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WS06026 | World Solve | https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?view=problem&id=6026

Future progress on human development and planetary health depends on solving climate feedback loops accelerating warming. Conventional approaches have proven insufficient. The required intervention must integrate community knowledge, data and appropriate technology while remaining affordable, privacy-preserving and operable with minimal external support. Strong solutions will articulate measurable impact metrics, risk mitigation strategies, and a plan for sustained operation by local actors after the pilot phase.

solutions climate feedback loops accelerating climate-environment
WS06024
By Ian Patel · 2026-08-20T04:51:00Z · Horizon: 2030
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WS06024 | World Solve | https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?view=problem&id=6024

The problem of permafrost melting and releasing methane continues to affect hundreds of millions of people and undermines progress on multiple Sustainable Development Goals. Existing responses remain fragmented, under-resourced and poorly adapted to local contexts. A strong solution must operate effectively under severe constraints of skilled personnel, infrastructure, electricity and connectivity. It should define clear measurable outcomes, identify possible unintended harms, and demonstrate how the intervention can be sustained by local institutions long after initial funding ends.

permafrost melting releasing methane developing other
WS06023
By Ian Patel · 2026-08-20T04:50:00Z · Horizon: 2030
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WS06023 | World Solve | https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?view=problem&id=6023

The problem of nitrous oxide from fertilizers continues to affect hundreds of millions of people and undermines progress on multiple Sustainable Development Goals. Existing responses remain fragmented, under-resourced and poorly adapted to local contexts. A strong solution must operate effectively under severe constraints of skilled personnel, infrastructure, electricity and connectivity. It should define clear measurable outcomes, identify possible unintended harms, and demonstrate how the intervention can be sustained by local institutions long after initial funding ends.

nitrous oxide fertilizers developing scalable other
WS06019
By Ian Patel · 2026-08-20T04:46:00Z · Horizon: 2030
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WS06019 | World Solve | https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?view=problem&id=6019

Addressing methane leaking from farms and mines is critical for achieving the 2030 Agenda. Current efforts fall short in scale, speed and equity, leaving the most vulnerable behind. Any viable solution must function in low-resource settings with limited specialists, transport, laboratory capacity and broadband. Proposals should specify quantifiable biological, social or environmental outcomes, openly discuss potential risks, and present a realistic pathway for long-term maintenance and local ownership beyond short research pilots.

methane leaking farms mines 2030 mathematics-logic
WS06018
By Ian Patel · 2026-08-20T04:45:00Z · Horizon: 2030
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WS06018 | World Solve | https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?view=problem&id=6018

The problem of the ozone layer still needing protection continues to affect hundreds of millions of people and undermines progress on multiple Sustainable Development Goals. Existing responses remain fragmented, under-resourced and poorly adapted to local contexts. A strong solution must operate effectively under severe constraints of skilled personnel, infrastructure, electricity and connectivity. It should define clear measurable outcomes, identify possible unintended harms, and demonstrate how the intervention can be sustained by local institutions long after initial funding ends.

ozone layer needing protection developing other
WS06015
By Ian Patel · 2026-08-20T04:42:00Z · Horizon: 2030
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WS06015 | World Solve | https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?view=problem&id=6015

Future food production may move partly into restaurants, factories, and homes. Regulators must manage contamination, labeling, allergens, waste, and quality without blocking small innovators. The solution must work with limited capital, intermittent services, and local maintenance capacity. The research opportunity is to define measurable success criteria, test the approach in realistic settings, identify failure modes, and create a pathway from prototype to accountable deployment.

society-governance food safety regulation cultivated meat household scale low-income communities must technology-computing economics-resources climate-environment systems quantum infrastructure science-space
WS05033
By Ian Patel · 2026-08-20T04:41:00Z · Horizon: 2035
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WS05033 | World Solve | https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?view=problem&id=5033

acid rain damaging forests remains one of the most urgent challenges of our time. Systems currently in place are inadequate for the scale and complexity of the problem. A successful approach must work where resources are scarcest and demonstrate clear, measurable results. It should identify possible harms, respect local agency, and show how the solution can be maintained and expanded by the communities it is meant to serve.

acid rain damaging forests designing climate-environment
WS06014
By Ian Patel · 2026-08-20T04:41:00Z · Horizon: 2030
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WS06014 | World Solve | https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?view=problem&id=6014

Addressing dams built without agreement is critical for achieving the 2030 Agenda. Current efforts fall short in scale, speed and equity, leaving the most vulnerable behind. Any viable solution must function in low-resource settings with limited specialists, transport, laboratory capacity and broadband. Proposals should specify quantifiable biological, social or environmental outcomes, openly discuss potential risks, and present a realistic pathway for long-term maintenance and local ownership beyond short research pilots.

dams built without agreement 2030 mathematics-logic
WS06009
By Ian Patel · 2026-08-20T04:36:00Z · Horizon: 2030
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WS06009 | World Solve | https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?view=problem&id=6009

The problem of tensions over shared rivers continues to affect hundreds of millions of people and undermines progress on multiple Sustainable Development Goals. Existing responses remain fragmented, under-resourced and poorly adapted to local contexts. A strong solution must operate effectively under severe constraints of skilled personnel, infrastructure, electricity and connectivity. It should define clear measurable outcomes, identify possible unintended harms, and demonstrate how the intervention can be sustained by local institutions long after initial funding ends.

tensions over shared rivers implementing other
WS06008
By Ian Patel · 2026-08-20T04:35:00Z · Horizon: 2030
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WS06008 | World Solve | https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?view=problem&id=6008

The problem of conflicts over land increasing continues to affect hundreds of millions of people and undermines progress on multiple Sustainable Development Goals. Existing responses remain fragmented, under-resourced and poorly adapted to local contexts. A strong solution must operate effectively under severe constraints of skilled personnel, infrastructure, electricity and connectivity. It should define clear measurable outcomes, identify possible unintended harms, and demonstrate how the intervention can be sustained by local institutions long after initial funding ends.

conflicts over land increasing implementing other
WS06006
By Ian Patel · 2026-08-20T04:33:00Z · Horizon: 2030
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WS06006 | World Solve | https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?view=problem&id=6006

Cities will contain wider differences in age, culture, disability, work schedules, and climate exposure. The challenge is making public spaces safe and useful without imposing one dominant pattern of behavior. The solution must work with limited capital, intermittent services, and local maintenance capacity. The research opportunity is to define measurable success criteria, test the approach in realistic settings, identify failure modes, and create a pathway from prototype to accountable deployment.

climate-environment south-america brazil public-space design increasingly diverse urban populations low-income communities work cities technology-computing economics-resources society-governance systems infrastructure
WS05023
By Ian Patel · 2026-08-20T04:31:00Z · Horizon: 2035
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WS05023 | World Solve | https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?view=problem&id=5023

The problem of pastures disappearing continues to affect hundreds of millions of people and undermines progress on multiple Sustainable Development Goals. Existing responses remain fragmented, under-resourced and poorly adapted to local contexts. A strong solution must operate effectively under severe constraints of skilled personnel, infrastructure, electricity and connectivity. It should define clear measurable outcomes, identify possible unintended harms, and demonstrate how the intervention can be sustained by local institutions long after initial funding ends.

pastures disappearing building effective interventions other
WS06004
By Ian Patel · 2026-08-20T04:31:00Z · Horizon: 2030
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WS06004 | World Solve | https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?view=problem&id=6004

Addressing farmland turning into desert is critical for achieving the 2030 Agenda. Current efforts fall short in scale, speed and equity, leaving the most vulnerable behind. Any viable solution must function in low-resource settings with limited specialists, transport, laboratory capacity and broadband. Proposals should specify quantifiable biological, social or environmental outcomes, openly discuss potential risks, and present a realistic pathway for long-term maintenance and local ownership beyond short research pilots.

farmland turning desert 2030 implementing mathematics-logic
WS06003
By Ian Patel · 2026-08-20T04:30:00Z · Horizon: 2030
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WS06003 | World Solve | https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?view=problem&id=6003

Addressing building codes being ignored is critical for achieving the 2030 Agenda. Current efforts fall short in scale, speed and equity, leaving the most vulnerable behind. Any viable solution must function in low-resource settings with limited specialists, transport, laboratory capacity and broadband. Proposals should specify quantifiable biological, social or environmental outcomes, openly discuss potential risks, and present a realistic pathway for long-term maintenance and local ownership beyond short research pilots.

building codes being ignored 2030 mathematics-logic
WS05996
By Ian Patel · 2026-08-20T04:23:00Z · Horizon: 2030
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WS05996 | World Solve | https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?view=problem&id=5996

The problem of insurance failing to cover the poor after disasters continues to affect hundreds of millions of people and undermines progress on multiple Sustainable Development Goals. Existing responses remain fragmented, under-resourced and poorly adapted to local contexts. A strong solution must operate effectively under severe constraints of skilled personnel, infrastructure, electricity and connectivity. It should define clear measurable outcomes, identify possible unintended harms, and demonstrate how the intervention can be sustained by local institutions long after initial funding ends.

after insurance failing cover poor other
WS05995
By Ian Patel · 2026-08-20T04:22:00Z · Horizon: 2030
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WS05995 | World Solve | https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?view=problem&id=5995

The problem of help arriving too slowly after disasters continues to affect hundreds of millions of people and undermines progress on multiple Sustainable Development Goals. Existing responses remain fragmented, under-resourced and poorly adapted to local contexts. A strong solution must operate effectively under severe constraints of skilled personnel, infrastructure, electricity and connectivity. It should define clear measurable outcomes, identify possible unintended harms, and demonstrate how the intervention can be sustained by local institutions long after initial funding ends.

after help arriving too slowly other
WS05993
By Ian Patel · 2026-08-20T04:20:00Z · Horizon: 2030
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WS05993 | World Solve | https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?view=problem&id=5993

The problem of early warning systems that are missing continues to affect hundreds of millions of people and undermines progress on multiple Sustainable Development Goals. Existing responses remain fragmented, under-resourced and poorly adapted to local contexts. A strong solution must operate effectively under severe constraints of skilled personnel, infrastructure, electricity and connectivity. It should define clear measurable outcomes, identify possible unintended harms, and demonstrate how the intervention can be sustained by local institutions long after initial funding ends.

early warning systems missing building other
WS05990
By Ian Patel · 2026-08-20T04:17:00Z · Horizon: 2030
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WS05990 | World Solve | https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?view=problem&id=5990

The problem of natural disasters hitting with greater force continues to affect hundreds of millions of people and undermines progress on multiple Sustainable Development Goals. Existing responses remain fragmented, under-resourced and poorly adapted to local contexts. A strong solution must operate effectively under severe constraints of skilled personnel, infrastructure, electricity and connectivity. It should define clear measurable outcomes, identify possible unintended harms, and demonstrate how the intervention can be sustained by local institutions long after initial funding ends.

natural disasters hitting greater force other
WS05989
By Ian Patel · 2026-08-20T04:16:00Z · Horizon: 2030
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WS05989 | World Solve | https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?view=problem&id=5989