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South Africa, Africa
Develop species selection, watering, soil protection, maintenance financing, and monitoring systems that allow urban tree canopies to survive rapid development.
climate-environment
africa
south-africa
urban
protecting
trees
during
heat
drought
construction
develop
species
selection
systems
society-governance
global-unspecified
cities
economics-resources
open
Guatemala, North America
Develop ethical forecasting methods that identify areas likely to experience forced mobility from climate stress without stigmatizing populations or enabling exclusion.
climate-environment
north-america
guatemala
predicting
climate-linked
migration
humanitarian
emergencies
develop
ethical
forecasting
methods
identify
under
climate
systems
enabling
society-governance
Create restoration programs that improve coastal protection and carbon storage without excluding local fishers from traditional access and livelihoods.
climate-environment
asia
indonesia
restoring
mangroves
while
protecting
customary
fishing
rights
create
restoration
programs
economics-resources
coastal
communities
local
ecosystems
Develop localized alerting systems that account for terrain, landslides, poor connectivity, and short warning windows in remote mountainous settlements.
climate-environment
asia
nepal
warning
improving
early
flash
floods
mountain
communities
develop
localized
alerting
economics-resources
remote
systems
island
society-governance
Design legal and social systems for relocating communities exposed to erosion, flooding, drought, or sea-level rise while preserving rights, livelihoods, and identity.
climate-environment
oceania
fiji
managing
climate-driven
relocation
land
dispossession
design
legal
social
systems
relocating
society-governance
economics-resources
communities
climate
coastal
Create practical risk models and investment plans for fast-growing cities that lack detailed maps, weather records, asset inventories, or technical staff.
climate-environment
africa
tanzania
cities
climate
adaptation
planning
secondary
weak
data
create
practical
risk
society-governance
global-unspecified
african
systems
urban
Develop building, public-space, energy, health-alert, and worker-protection solutions for low-income neighborhoods facing extreme heat and intermittent power.
science-space
asia
india
heat
neighborhoods
preventing
urban
deaths
reliable
cooling
develop
building
public-space
climate-environment
society-governance
systems
solutions
cities
Develop cooking technologies, fuel distribution, financing, repair, and behavioral models that reduce biomass dependence without imposing recurring burdens on women.
economics-resources
africa
rwanda
cooking
creating
clean
systems
households
actually
sustain
develop
technologies
fuel
society-governance
climate-environment
reducing
reduce
dependence
Develop modular panels, controllers, batteries, training, spare-parts supply, and warranties so off-grid solar systems remain functional beyond initial installation.
climate-environment
africa
madagascar
solar
building
repairable
infrastructure
remote
regions
develop
modular
panels
controllers
systems
society-governance
economics-resources
public
global-unspecified
open
South Africa, Africa
Build fair utility, metering, pricing, and dispute-resolution systems that reduce losses without criminalizing households unable to afford formal connections.
local-regional
africa
south-africa
preventing
electricity
theft
while
protecting
energy
access
build
fair
utility
systems
society-governance
climate-environment
technology-computing
global-unspecified
Develop affordable kiln upgrades, alternative fuels, financing, and enforcement systems for fragmented brick industries that cause severe emissions and air pollution.
climate-environment
asia
bangladesh
air-pollution
brick
decarbonizing
kilns
destroying
livelihoods
develop
affordable
kiln
upgrades
alternative
systems
air
society-governance
global-unspecified
Develop diagnostics, certification, modular design, and business models for second-life batteries without creating fire hazards or shifting disposal burdens to poorer regions.
health-biology
batteries
reusing
retired
electric-vehicle
safely
develop
diagnostics
certification
modular
design
climate-environment
systems
haven
global-unspecified
recycling
solved
waste
open
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Africa
Create technologies and governance systems that reduce water use, waste, labor abuse, biodiversity loss, and geopolitical concentration in lithium, cobalt, nickel, and rare-earth supply.
climate-environment
africa
democratic-republic-of-the-congo
biodiversity
sustainable
extraction
critical
minerals
energy
transition
create
technologies
governance
systems
society-governance
global-unspecified
water
economics-resources
Develop safer battery chemistries, charging systems, standards, and emergency-response methods as electric mobility and backup batteries proliferate in crowded neighborhoods.
social-civic-problems
asia
china
reducing
battery-fire
risk
dense
urban
housing
develop
safer
battery
chemistries
systems
climate-environment
methods
society-governance
technology-computing
open
Brazil, South America
Design safe, legal, affordable electricity systems where overloaded wiring, theft, insecure tenure, and weak utility trust create chronic fire and outage risks.
local-regional
south-america
brazil
electricity
reliable
high-density
informal
settlements
design
safe
legal
affordable
systems
society-governance
economics-resources
public
climate-environment
technology-computing
Create low-cost continuous monitoring and repair systems for dispersed wells, pipelines, compressors, and storage sites that evade satellite and regulatory oversight.
science-space
asia
kazakhstan
detecting
methane
leaks
small
oil
gas
facilities
create
low-cost
continuous
systems
society-governance
monitoring
economics-resources
technologies
Develop storage approaches that shift renewable energy across weeks or months rather than only across hours, without prohibitive material or infrastructure costs.
climate-environment
europe
finland
renewable-energy
energy
storage
affordable
seasonal
cold
climates
develop
approaches
shift
renewable
global-unspecified
society-governance
systems
whether
Create reliable hybrid energy systems for isolated sites with high, variable loads where diesel remains entrenched because outages are extremely costly.
climate-environment
oceania
australia
diesel
replacing
remote
mining
industrial
microgrids
create
reliable
hybrid
energy
systems
society-governance
economics-resources
global-unspecified
whether
Build low-cost standards, inverters, storage coordination, and incentive systems that enable high rooftop-solar adoption without destabilizing distribution grids.
climate-environment
asia
india
systems
grid
integration
millions
unreliable
rooftop
solar
build
low-cost
standards
society-governance
technology-computing
economics-resources
global-unspecified
mathematics-logic
Develop portable, durable water-treatment and storage systems aligned with mobile communities' routes, governance structures, and environmental constraints.
society-governance
africa
somalia
building
safe
water
access
nomadic
displaced
populations
develop
portable
durable
systems
solutions
climate-environment
governance
communities
