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United States, North America
Seismologists can identify risky zones but not the exact moment a quake will strike. A few minutes of reliable warning could save thousands of lives in earthquake-prone cities.
climate-environment
north-america
united-states
warning
save
lives
predict
earthquakes
enough
seismologists
identify
risky
zones
global-unspecified
haven
whether
disaster
philosophy-ethics
open
United States, North America
United States has too few licensed physicians per capita to staff rural clinics, and existing task-shifting frameworks for nurses and community health workers lack legal clarity, standardized training, and outcome tracking.
social-civic-problems
north-america
united-states
task-shifting
united
states
designing
protocols
offset
physician
shortages
has
too
task
shifting
health-biology
health
rural
open
Haiti, North America
Low digital literacy among vulnerable populations in Haiti increases susceptibility to online scams, grooming, and exploitation, with few structured public education programs addressing the gap.
social-civic-problems
north-america
haiti
digital
literacy
gap
online
exploitation
closing
enables
low
among
technology-computing
access
global-unspecified
african
inclusive
open
Papua New Guinea, Oceania
Create scalable combinations of eDNA, acoustic sensing, imaging, community science, and AI that produce trustworthy species data in under-surveyed ecosystems.
climate-environment
oceania
papua-new-guinea
biodiversity
mapping
regions
few
taxonomists
create
scalable
combinations
edna
acoustic
economics-resources
ecosystems
protection
society-governance
species
open
Argentina, South America
Reduce dependence on a few suppliers for laboratory reagents, test consumables, and enzymes during epidemics and trade disruptions.
health-biology
south-america
argentina
supply-chain
reagents
building
resilient
supply
chains
diagnostic
reduce
dependence
few
suppliers
economics-resources
climate-environment
global-unspecified
whether
Biodiversity hotspots in Nigeria depend on short-term donor grants that rarely cover more than a few years, leaving conservation programs unable to plan or retain trained staff long-term.
climate-environment
africa
nigeria
biodiversity
long-term
hotspots
financing
protection
depend
short-term
donor
grants
term
long
economics-resources
ecosystems
systems
methods
