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Current approaches to nature-based solutions for urban biodiversity that also provide cooling and flood benefits 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
oceania
australia
biodiversity
nature-based
solutions
urban
also
provide
cooling
flood
benefits
integrated
society-governance
systems
enabling
nature
approaches
Current approaches to methods for quantifying the full costs of inaction on climate change biodiversity loss and pollution 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
japan
climate-change
biodiversity
systems
methods
quantifying
full
costs
inaction
climate
change
loss
society-governance
enabling
under
solutions
Current approaches to AI alignment techniques robust to distribution shift and self-improvement 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.
society-governance
europe
italy
alignment
techniques
robust
distribution
shift
self-improvement
scalable
solutions
current
approaches
systems
climate-environment
enabling
under
designs
Current approaches to education and workforce systems preparing people for livelihoods in a net-zero economy 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.
economics-resources
africa
kenya
systems
education
workforce
preparing
people
livelihoods
net-zero
economy
integrated
pathways
society-governance
climate-environment
technology-computing
enabling
under
Current approaches to nature-based coastal protection that remains effective under high rates of sea-level rise 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.
society-governance
europe
france
under
nature-based
coastal
protection
remains
effective
high
rates
sea-level
rise
systems
climate-environment
enabling
solutions
designs
Current approaches to real-time flood and landslide early warning systems for informal hillside settlements 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
africa
tanzania
systems
enabling
real-time
flood
landslide
early
warning
informal
hillside
settlements
society-governance
technology-computing
methods
economics-resources
solutions
Current approaches to real-time systems for predicting and mitigating the impacts of extreme precipitation events 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.
society-governance
asia
nepal
systems
real-time
predicting
mitigating
impacts
extreme
precipitation
events
integrated
pathways
climate-environment
enabling
technology-computing
real
time
Current approaches to methods for quantifying the full life-cycle impacts of different renewable energy technologies 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
oceania
fiji
renewable-energy
methods
quantifying
full
life-cycle
impacts
different
renewable
energy
technologies
scalable
society-governance
systems
enabling
solutions
open
South Africa, Africa
Current approaches to governance frameworks for the responsible use of genetic data in health and ancestry applications 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.
society-governance
africa
south-africa
approaches
governance
frameworks
responsible
genetic
data
health
ancestry
applications
breakthrough
systems
climate-environment
enabling
solutions
under
Current approaches to protocols for safe and equitable sharing of pathogen genetic sequence data 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.
society-governance
oceania
samoa
enabling
protocols
safe
equitable
sharing
pathogen
genetic
sequence
data
robust
systems
climate-environment
solutions
methods
approaches
Current approaches to education approaches that build the skills needed for green jobs and sustainable entrepreneurship 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.
social-civic-problems
asia
japan
approaches
education
build
skills
needed
green
jobs
sustainable
entrepreneurship
scalable
society-governance
systems
climate-environment
enabling
solutions
Current approaches to protocols for the ethical conduct of research involving advanced AI systems and human subjects 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.
philosophy-ethics
europe
germany
systems
protocols
ethical
conduct
research
involving
advanced
human
subjects
practical
society-governance
climate-environment
enabling
technology-computing
economics-resources
Current approaches to solutions for safe and equitable management of the growing volumes of nuclear waste 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
africa
ethiopia
enabling
solutions
safe
equitable
management
growing
volumes
nuclear
waste
robust
society-governance
systems
methods
technologies
approaches
open
Colombia, South America
Current approaches to sensing and response systems for detecting engineered pathogens at ports of entry 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.
society-governance
south-america
colombia
systems
sensing
response
detecting
engineered
pathogens
ports
entry
practical
realization
climate-environment
enabling
technology-computing
under
solutions
open
Colombia, South America
Current approaches to affordable methods for detecting and treating the major causes of vision and hearing impairment 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.
society-governance
south-america
colombia
affordable
methods
detecting
treating
major
causes
vision
hearing
impairment
systemic
systems
climate-environment
enabling
solutions
approaches
Current approaches to designs for energy systems that remain functional during multi-day extreme weather events 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.
society-governance
oceania
fiji
systems
designs
energy
remain
functional
during
multi-day
extreme
weather
events
climate-environment
technology-computing
solutions
enabling
under
open
Costa Rica, North America
Current approaches to interventions that reduce the burden of infectious diseases through environmental and behavioral action 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.
health-biology
north-america
costa-rica
infectious-disease
interventions
reduce
burden
infectious
diseases
environmental
behavioral
action
deployable
technologies
society-governance
systems
climate-environment
enabling
open
Costa Rica, North America
Current approaches to therapies that extend healthspan by targeting fundamental aging processes 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.
society-governance
north-america
costa-rica
therapies
extend
healthspan
targeting
fundamental
aging
processes
overcoming
barriers
current
systems
climate-environment
enabling
approaches
under
open
Solomon Islands, Oceania
Current approaches to planetary protection detection for forward and backward contamination 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.
local-regional
oceania
solomon-islands
planetary
protection
detection
forward
backward
contamination
practical
realization
current
approaches
society-governance
systems
climate-environment
enabling
under
Current approaches to nature-based solutions for landslide and erosion control on steep agricultural lands 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.
society-governance
europe
poland
solutions
nature-based
landslide
erosion
control
steep
agricultural
lands
systemic
addressing
systems
climate-environment
enabling
approaches
under