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The absence of robust, context-adapted solutions for biotechnologies enabling the production of high-performance textiles and materials from agricultural waste 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
france
enabling
robust
biotechnologies
production
high-performance
textiles
materials
agricultural
waste
methods
solutions
systems
climate-environment
technologies
low
open
Colombia, South America
The absence of robust, context-adapted solutions for interventions that improve the nutritional quality of diets in low- and middle-income countries 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
colombia
interventions
improve
nutritional
quality
diets
low
middle-income
countries
deployable
technologies
systems
solutions
climate-environment
methods
robust
open
Ecuador, South America
The absence of robust, context-adapted solutions for nature-based solutions for landslide risk reduction on steep slopes in tropical regions 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
ecuador
solutions
nature-based
landslide
risk
reduction
steep
slopes
tropical
regions
breakthrough
systems
climate-environment
methods
enabling
nature
The absence of robust, context-adapted solutions for low-cost genomic surveillance platforms for endemic and emerging pathogens 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
peru
low-cost
genomic
surveillance
platforms
endemic
emerging
pathogens
deployable
technologies
absence
solutions
systems
climate-environment
enabling
robust
The absence of robust, context-adapted solutions for solutions for managing the health and environmental impacts of expanding mining for energy transition minerals 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
solutions
managing
health
environmental
impacts
expanding
mining
energy
transition
minerals
systems
climate-environment
methods
enabling
robust
open
Mexico, North America
The absence of robust, context-adapted solutions for interventions that reduce the prevalence of violence against women and children 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
north-america
mexico
interventions
reduce
prevalence
violence
against
women
children
population
scale
breakthrough
solutions
systems
climate-environment
robust
methods
The absence of robust, context-adapted solutions for education systems that prepare learners to understand and address complex global challenges 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
africa
senegal
systems
education
prepare
learners
understand
address
complex
development
absence
solutions
climate-environment
methods
ensuring
robust
enabling
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
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
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