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9Humans
open
Global / Unspecified, Global
Floods, earthquakes, and storms hit ill-prepared cities. Risk-sensitive planning and early-warning systems can reduce impacts.
climate-environment
global-unspecified
urban
disaster
risk
management
underdeveloped
floods
earthquakes
storms
hit
ill-prepared
systems
cities
society-governance
african
water
climate
open
Global / Unspecified, Global
Landfills and dumping persist. Circular waste industries and source separation can help.
climate-environment
global-unspecified
waste-management
waste
urban
management
systems
struggle
volume
recycling
landfills
dumping
persist
economics-resources
plastic
circular
african
open
Global / Unspecified, Global
Street vendors and informal services go uncounted. Inclusive data collection can inform policy.
society-governance
global-unspecified
data
informal
urban
economies
sparse
street
vendors
services
uncounted
inclusive
settlements
technology-computing
systems
african
without
local
open
Global / Unspecified, Global
Resource use grows faster than population. Circular economy models can reduce footprints.
economics-resources
global-unspecified
material
footprint
consumption
keeps
rising
resource
grows
faster
population
circular
society-governance
interventions
reduce
systems
climate-environment
economy
open
Global / Unspecified, Global
Single-use plastics overwhelm systems. Bans, alternatives, and recycling can reduce pollution.
climate-environment
global-unspecified
waste-management
plastic
waste
management
inadequate
single-use
plastics
overwhelm
systems
bans
alternatives
society-governance
recycling
african
haven
open
Global / Unspecified, Global
Intensive agriculture degrades land and biodiversity. Sustainable farming and diets can mitigate impacts.
climate-environment
global-unspecified
biodiversity
food
systems
generate
both
waste
environmental
harm
intensive
agriculture
degrades
society-governance
methods
economics-resources
real
time
open
Global / Unspecified, Global
Consumers cannot see environmental and social impacts. Traceability systems and reporting standards are needed.
economics-resources
global-unspecified
supply-chain
corporate
supply
chains
lack
transparency
consumers
cannot
see
environmental
social
systems
society-governance
climate-environment
methods
technology-computing
open
Global / Unspecified, Global
Buildings waste energy and materials. Green building standards can improve performance.
climate-environment
global-unspecified
built
environment
design
often
ignores
resource
efficiency
buildings
waste
energy
materials
society-governance
systems
standards
african
open
Global / Unspecified, Global
Communities lack timely information on risks. Low-cost monitoring and alerts can save lives.
climate-environment
global-unspecified
climate
data
early-warning
systems
sparse
regions
communities
lack
timely
information
society-governance
technology-computing
african
monitoring
under
open
Global / Unspecified, Global
Cities expand into floodplains and coasts. Climate-informed spatial planning can reduce exposure.
climate-environment
global-unspecified
urban-planning
planning
urban
rarely
integrates
long-term
climate
risks
cities
expand
floodplains
society-governance
african
change
governance
systems
open
Global / Unspecified, Global
Investors cannot fully assess vulnerabilities. Climate-risk disclosure frameworks can help.
climate-environment
global-unspecified
data
private-sector
climate
risk
exposure
limited
investors
cannot
fully
assess
society-governance
systems
technology-computing
african
whether
open
Global / Unspecified, Global
Runoff and sewage damage reefs and fisheries. Integrated coastal zone management can address this.
climate-environment
global-unspecified
coastal
pollution
land-based
sources
harms
marine
ecosystems
runoff
sewage
damage
communities
fishing
economics-resources
whether
mathematics-logic
philosophy-ethics
open
Global / Unspecified, Global
Marine life ingests or becomes entangled in waste. Upstream waste reduction and cleanup technologies are needed.
climate-environment
global-unspecified
plastic
debris
accumulates
oceans
coasts
waste
marine
life
ingests
becomes
systems
management
technologies
recycling
haven
growing
open
Global / Unspecified, Global
Mining plans advance without full understanding. Baseline research is essential.
society-governance
global-unspecified
data
deep-sea
ecosystems
limited
mining
plans
advance
full
understanding
baseline
technology-computing
whether
philosophy-ethics
systems
african
mathematics-logic
open
Global / Unspecified, Global
Global trade spreads invaders. Monitoring and control programs can reduce impacts.
economics-resources
global-unspecified
species
invasive
alter
ecosystems
harm
native
trade
spreads
invaders
philosophy-ethics
mathematics-logic
whether
determine
have
prevent
don
open
Global / Unspecified, Global
Sprawl cuts off wildlife movement. Green infrastructure and planning can mitigate fragmentation.
climate-environment
global-unspecified
urban
expansion
fragments
natural
habitats
sprawl
cuts
off
wildlife
movement
african
cities
systems
informal
haven
planning
open
Global / Unspecified, Global
Many regions lack monitoring. Citizen science and remote sensing can improve data.
society-governance
global-unspecified
data
species
populations
incomplete
regions
lack
monitoring
citizen
science
remote
technology-computing
systems
african
whether
limited
sparse
open
Global / Unspecified, Global
Glacier loss and development threaten them. Integrated mountain governance is needed.
climate-environment
global-unspecified
mountain
ecosystems
face
combined
climate
human
pressures
glacier
loss
development
society-governance
governance
communities
frameworks
mechanisms
ensuring
open
Global / Unspecified, Global
Weak oversight allows graft. Transparency tools and accountability mechanisms can reduce it.
society-governance
global-unspecified
corruption
diverts
public
resources
away
services
weak
oversight
allows
graft
accountability
systems
intergenerational
governance
procurement
technology-computing
open
Global / Unspecified, Global
Lack of transparency hinders reforms. Open justice data can guide improvements.
society-governance
global-unspecified
data
justice
crime
outcomes
incomplete
lack
transparency
hinders
reforms
open
technology-computing
systems
african
limited
sparse
whether
