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The absence of robust, context-adapted solutions for low-cost methods for detecting and remediating soil heavy metal contamination 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
asia
south-korea
low-cost
methods
detecting
remediating
soil
heavy
metal
contamination
practical
realization
systems
solutions
climate-environment
robust
enabling
The absence of robust, context-adapted solutions for biotechnologies for engineering crops with enhanced nutritional profiles under climate stress 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
asia
india
solutions
biotechnologies
engineering
crops
enhanced
nutritional
profiles
under
climate
stress
society-governance
systems
methods
enabling
ensuring
The absence of robust, context-adapted solutions for mechanisms for aligning agricultural subsidies and policies with climate and biodiversity goals 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
oceania
australia
biodiversity
mechanisms
aligning
agricultural
subsidies
policies
climate
goals
practical
realization
society-governance
solutions
systems
methods
enabling
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
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
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
open
New Zealand, Oceania
The absence of robust, context-adapted solutions for composite early-warning indicators of institutional capacity decay 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
oceania
new-zealand
composite
early-warning
indicators
institutional
capacity
decay
development
absence
robust
context-adapted
solutions
systems
climate-environment
methods
enabling
open
New Zealand, Oceania
The absence of robust, context-adapted solutions for governance models for shared management of critical mineral resources 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
oceania
new-zealand
governance
models
shared
management
critical
mineral
resources
deployable
technologies
absence
solutions
systems
climate-environment
enabling
methods
The absence of robust, context-adapted solutions for grid-forming control for fully inverter-based power systems 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
asia
philippines
systems
grid-forming
control
fully
inverter-based
power
deployable
technologies
absence
robust
solutions
climate-environment
ensuring
enabling
methods
open
Mexico, North America
The absence of robust, context-adapted solutions for participatory sensing networks for air quality in rapidly industrializing cities 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
north-america
mexico
systems
participatory
sensing
networks
air
quality
rapidly
industrializing
cities
field-ready
solutions
climate-environment
methods
robust
enabling
Current approaches to real-time systems for predicting and mitigating the impacts of extreme precipitation events 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
asia
nepal
systems
real-time
predicting
mitigating
impacts
extreme
precipitation
events
integrated
pathways
climate-environment
enabling
technology-computing
real
time
open
United Kingdom, Europe
The absence of robust, context-adapted solutions for education approaches that build resilience and adaptive capacity in climate-vulnerable communities 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
europe
united-kingdom
education
approaches
build
resilience
adaptive
capacity
climate-vulnerable
communities
integrated
pathways
society-governance
solutions
systems
methods
robust
The absence of robust, context-adapted solutions for architectural innovations that make passive cooling effective and affordable in tropical climates 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
uganda
solutions
architectural
innovations
make
passive
cooling
effective
affordable
tropical
climates
society-governance
systems
methods
robust
enabling
open
Papua New Guinea, Oceania
The absence of robust, context-adapted solutions for methods for assessing the social and environmental impacts of large-scale renewable energy deployment 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
oceania
papua-new-guinea
renewable-energy
methods
assessing
social
environmental
impacts
large-scale
renewable
energy
deployment
integrated
society-governance
systems
solutions
robust
open
Costa Rica, North America
The absence of robust, context-adapted solutions for governance frameworks for managing the risks of advanced AI systems capable of autonomous research 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
north-america
costa-rica
governance
risks
systems
capable
frameworks
managing
advanced
autonomous
research
development
solutions
climate-environment
ensuring
methods
robust
open
Costa Rica, North America
The absence of robust, context-adapted solutions for technologies enabling the continuous monitoring of structural integrity of aging infrastructure 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
north-america
costa-rica
technologies
enabling
continuous
monitoring
structural
integrity
aging
infrastructure
breakthrough
approaches
systems
solutions
climate-environment
methods
robust
open
United Kingdom, Europe
The absence of robust, context-adapted solutions for designs for energy systems that integrate high shares of variable renewables with high reliability 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
europe
united-kingdom
high
systems
designs
energy
integrate
shares
variable
renewables
reliability
overcoming
solutions
climate-environment
methods
ensuring
enabling
The absence of robust, context-adapted solutions for affordable diagnostics enabling early detection of the major causes of childhood mortality 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
asia
philippines
affordable
diagnostics
enabling
early
detection
major
causes
childhood
mortality
practical
solutions
systems
climate-environment
methods
robust
open
Solomon Islands, Oceania
The absence of robust, context-adapted solutions for methods for quantifying and reducing the animal welfare impacts of different food production systems 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
oceania
solomon-islands
systems
methods
quantifying
reducing
animal
welfare
impacts
different
food
production
solutions
climate-environment
enabling
robust
ensuring
The absence of robust, context-adapted solutions for interventions that reduce the social and economic costs of chronic disease at population scale 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
asia
indonesia
interventions
reduce
social
economic
costs
chronic
disease
population
scale
development
solutions
systems
climate-environment
methods
robust