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The absence of robust, context-adapted solutions for methods for restoring coastal wetlands that maximize both carbon and biodiversity co-benefits 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
france
biodiversity
methods
restoring
coastal
wetlands
maximize
both
carbon
co-benefits
overcoming
society-governance
solutions
systems
robust
enabling
The absence of robust, context-adapted solutions for systems ensuring the safety and reliability of autonomous systems in healthcare delivery 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
fiji
systems
ensuring
safety
reliability
autonomous
healthcare
delivery
integrated
pathways
absence
solutions
climate-environment
technology-computing
economics-resources
governance
open
Chile, South America
The absence of robust, context-adapted solutions for complete proteins from agricultural lignocellulosic residues 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
chile
solutions
complete
proteins
agricultural
lignocellulosic
residues
systemic
addressing
absence
robust
systems
climate-environment
methods
enabling
governance
open
Ecuador, South America
The absence of robust, context-adapted solutions for methods for assessing the resilience of food systems to simultaneous climate and geopolitical shocks 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
south-america
ecuador
systems
methods
assessing
resilience
food
simultaneous
climate
geopolitical
shocks
practical
society-governance
solutions
ensuring
designs
enabling
open
Honduras, North America
The absence of robust, context-adapted solutions for methods for quantifying the health co-benefits of different climate mitigation strategies 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
north-america
honduras
methods
quantifying
health
co-benefits
different
climate
mitigation
strategies
development
absence
society-governance
solutions
systems
robust
enabling
The absence of robust, context-adapted solutions for biotechnologies for engineering microbes that produce biodegradable alternatives to conventional plastics 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
kazakhstan
biotechnologies
engineering
microbes
produce
biodegradable
alternatives
conventional
plastics
development
absence
solutions
systems
climate-environment
enabling
methods
open
Paraguay, South America
The absence of robust, context-adapted solutions for nature-based solutions for urban resilience that provide multiple co-benefits for people and nature 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
paraguay
solutions
nature-based
urban
resilience
provide
multiple
co-benefits
people
nature
practical
systems
climate-environment
methods
enabling
robust
The absence of robust, context-adapted solutions for institutional designs that increase the capacity of local governments to manage climate risks 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
sweden
risks
robust
institutional
designs
increase
capacity
local
governments
manage
climate
systems
solutions
climate-environment
methods
enabling
open
Bolivia, South America
The absence of robust, context-adapted solutions for desalination processes that co-recover fertilizer nutrients 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
bolivia
desalination
processes
co-recover
fertilizer
nutrients
practical
realization
absence
robust
context-adapted
solutions
systems
climate-environment
methods
enabling
The absence of robust, context-adapted solutions for governance models for ensuring the safety and reliability of AI systems used in military applications 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
governance
systems
models
ensuring
safety
reliability
military
applications
overcoming
barriers
solutions
climate-environment
methods
robust
enabling
open
Costa Rica, North America
The absence of robust, context-adapted solutions for interventions restoring adaptive immune repertoire diversity with age 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
robust
interventions
restoring
adaptive
immune
repertoire
diversity
age
methods
enabling
solutions
systems
climate-environment
governance
technologies
The absence of robust, context-adapted solutions for adaptive living shorelines keeping pace with accelerating sea-level rise 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
kenya
adaptive
living
shorelines
keeping
pace
accelerating
sea-level
rise
breakthrough
approaches
solutions
systems
climate-environment
robust
methods