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Achieving institutional designs that increase the political feasibility of ambitious climate policies at meaningful scale demands simultaneous progress in fundamental research, engineering integration and socio-technical systems that work for low- and middle-income settings. Existing efforts remain fragmented relative to the magnitude of the challenge.
climate-environment
asia
vietnam
institutional
designs
increase
political
feasibility
ambitious
climate
policies
breakthrough
approaches
economics-resources
systems
society-governance
methods
solutions
open
Colombia, South America
The absence of robust, context-adapted solutions for galactic cosmic ray shielding without prohibitive mass penalties 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
galactic
cosmic
ray
shielding
prohibitive
mass
penalties
breakthrough
approaches
under
solutions
systems
climate-environment
methods
enabling
open
South Africa, Africa
The absence of robust, context-adapted solutions for interventions that reduce the structural drivers of health inequities across populations 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
south-africa
systems
interventions
reduce
structural
drivers
health
inequities
populations
field-ready
absence
solutions
climate-environment
methods
robust
enabling
Current approaches to institutional arrangements that accelerate the diffusion of proven climate solutions 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
asia
nepal
institutional
arrangements
accelerate
diffusion
proven
climate
solutions
integrated
pathways
current
society-governance
systems
enabling
under
designs
Current approaches to circular economy systems that eliminate leakage of plastics into the environment 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
europe
greece
systems
circular
economy
eliminate
leakage
plastics
environment
systemic
solutions
addressing
society-governance
enabling
technology-computing
economics-resources
under
The absence of robust, context-adapted solutions for nature-based solutions for river basin management that balance human and ecological needs 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
solutions
human
nature-based
river
basin
management
balance
ecological
needs
systemic
systems
climate-environment
methods
enabling
robust
Despite recognition of its importance, reliable methods for solutions for equitable access to high-quality secondary and tertiary education are still lacking. Progress is hindered by incomplete mechanistic knowledge, high capital and operational barriers, and the absence of deployment models suited to the contexts of greatest need.
social-civic-problems
oceania
australia
solutions
equitable
access
high-quality
secondary
tertiary
education
deployable
technologies
despite
climate-environment
society-governance
methods
systems
barriers
Current approaches to interventions that reduce the transmission of vector-borne diseases under changing climate 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
asia
kazakhstan
under
interventions
reduce
transmission
vector-borne
diseases
changing
climate
scalable
solutions
society-governance
systems
enabling
methods
designs
Achieving transparent and equitable allocation mechanisms for scarce climate finance at meaningful scale demands simultaneous progress in fundamental research, engineering integration and socio-technical systems that work for low- and middle-income settings. Existing efforts remain fragmented relative to the magnitude of the challenge.
climate-environment
asia
kazakhstan
transparent
equitable
allocation
mechanisms
scarce
climate
finance
overcoming
barriers
achieving
economics-resources
systems
society-governance
ensuring
solutions
open
Argentina, South America
A persistent gap exists in realizing practical, scalable solutions for solutions for providing reliable and affordable internet access in rural and remote regions. Scientific understanding, engineering readiness and institutional capacity remain insufficient to translate promising concepts into durable impact under real-world constraints of cost, skills and governance.
society-governance
south-america
argentina
solutions
providing
reliable
affordable
internet
access
rural
remote
regions
integrated
systems
scalable
methods
climate-environment
governance
Achieving systems for continuous verification of nuclear non-proliferation commitments at meaningful scale demands simultaneous progress in fundamental research, engineering integration and socio-technical systems that work for low- and middle-income settings. Existing efforts remain fragmented relative to the magnitude of the challenge.
economics-resources
europe
sweden
systems
continuous
verification
nuclear
non-proliferation
commitments
breakthrough
approaches
achieving
meaningful
society-governance
climate-environment
technology-computing
methods
ensuring
A persistent gap exists in realizing practical, scalable solutions for affordable methods for the early detection and treatment of the major cancers in LMICs. Scientific understanding, engineering readiness and institutional capacity remain insufficient to translate promising concepts into durable impact under real-world constraints of cost, skills and governance.
society-governance
asia
bangladesh
scalable
solutions
affordable
methods
early
detection
treatment
major
cancers
lmics
systems
practical
enabling
climate-environment
governance
open
South Africa, Africa
Despite recognition of its importance, reliable methods for solutions for managing the growing volumes of construction and demolition waste are still lacking. Progress is hindered by incomplete mechanistic knowledge, high capital and operational barriers, and the absence of deployment models suited to the contexts of greatest need.
climate-environment
africa
south-africa
barriers
solutions
managing
growing
volumes
construction
demolition
waste
overcoming
despite
methods
systems
society-governance
designs
high
open
United Kingdom, Europe
The absence of robust, context-adapted solutions for solutions for providing safe dignified and sustainable livelihoods for climate-vulnerable populations 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
solutions
robust
providing
safe
dignified
sustainable
livelihoods
climate-vulnerable
populations
methods
society-governance
systems
enabling
technologies
governance
Coral reefs near Ethiopia face recurring bleaching from marine heatwaves, and local conservation groups lack affordable early-warning tools to trigger protective interventions like shading or coral relocation in time.
climate-environment
africa
ethiopia
coral
bleaching
near
protecting
reef
systems
events
reefs
face
heat
local-regional
coastal
marine
Current approaches to methods for restoring soil biodiversity and function after intensive conventional agriculture 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
asia
vietnam
biodiversity
methods
restoring
soil
function
intensive
conventional
agriculture
overcoming
barriers
society-governance
systems
enabling
approaches
solutions
open
United States, North America
Achieving institutional arrangements that improve the integration of climate considerations into all policy domains at meaningful scale demands simultaneous progress in fundamental research, engineering integration and socio-technical systems that work for low- and middle-income settings. Existing efforts remain fragmented relative to the magnitude of the challenge.
society-governance
north-america
united-states
integration
institutional
arrangements
improve
climate
considerations
all
policy
domains
systemic
economics-resources
climate-environment
systems
solutions
designs
The absence of robust, context-adapted solutions for low-cost sensors and models for tracking plastic pollution from source to ocean 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
zambia
solutions
low-cost
sensors
models
tracking
plastic
pollution
source
ocean
systemic
society-governance
systems
methods
robust
governance
Current approaches to methods for restoring the ecological function of rivers fragmented by dams and infrastructure 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.
mathematics-logic
africa
nigeria
methods
restoring
ecological
function
rivers
fragmented
dams
infrastructure
development
current
society-governance
systems
climate-environment
enabling
solutions
Current approaches to technologies enabling precise monitoring of greenhouse gas emissions from individual facilities 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
asia
nepal
enabling
technologies
precise
monitoring
greenhouse
gas
emissions
individual
facilities
systemic
society-governance
systems
solutions
approaches
continuous