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New Zealand, Oceania
Current approaches to low-cost continuous metabolic monitors for resource-limited diabetes care 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
new-zealand
low-cost
continuous
metabolic
monitors
resource-limited
diabetes
care
deployable
technologies
current
systems
climate-environment
enabling
approaches
solutions
open
Canada, North America
Current approaches to neutron-resistant fusion blanket and structural materials 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
canada
approaches
neutron-resistant
fusion
blanket
structural
materials
breakthrough
current
either
underperform
systems
climate-environment
enabling
solutions
under
open
Costa Rica, North America
Current approaches to nitrogen-fixing cereals productive on low-phosphorus tropical soils 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
systems
nitrogen-fixing
cereals
productive
low-phosphorus
tropical
soils
field-ready
current
approaches
climate-environment
enabling
under
designs
technology-computing
Current approaches to solutions for managing the health and social impacts of large-scale migration driven by climate change 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
cambodia
climate-change
solutions
managing
health
social
impacts
large-scale
migration
driven
climate
change
society-governance
systems
enabling
under
Current approaches to methods for quantifying and reducing the environmental impacts of the digital 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.
technology-computing
asia
kazakhstan
systems
methods
quantifying
reducing
environmental
impacts
digital
economy
field-ready
current
society-governance
climate-environment
enabling
solutions
designs
Current approaches to affordable and scalable solutions for the prevention and treatment of major mental health conditions 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
asia
thailand
mental-health
conditions
affordable
scalable
solutions
prevention
treatment
major
mental
health
deployable
society-governance
systems
climate-environment
enabling
The absence of robust, context-adapted solutions for neuromorphic hardware approaching biological energy efficiency 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
romania
neuromorphic
hardware
approaching
biological
energy
efficiency
development
absence
robust
context-adapted
solutions
systems
climate-environment
methods
enabling
open
Chile, South America
The absence of robust, context-adapted solutions for city-scale anthropogenic versus biogenic CO2 attribution networks 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
city-scale
anthropogenic
versus
biogenic
co2
attribution
networks
scalable
absence
systems
climate-environment
methods
robust
enabling
open
Honduras, North America
The absence of robust, context-adapted solutions for solutions for providing reliable electricity to health facilities in off-grid 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
north-america
honduras
solutions
systems
providing
reliable
electricity
health
facilities
off-grid
regions
field-ready
climate-environment
methods
enabling
robust
ensuring
open
Honduras, North America
The absence of robust, context-adapted solutions for waste-heat regenerable direct air capture sorbents 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
honduras
waste-heat
regenerable
direct
air
capture
sorbents
development
absence
robust
context-adapted
solutions
systems
climate-environment
methods
enabling
The absence of robust, context-adapted solutions for pathways for achieving universal access to clean cooking without locking in high emissions 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
romania
solutions
pathways
achieving
universal
access
clean
cooking
locking
high
emissions
systems
climate-environment
methods
robust
enabling
open
United Kingdom, Europe
Current approaches to institutional arrangements that accelerate the retirement of high-emitting 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.
society-governance
europe
united-kingdom
institutional
arrangements
accelerate
retirement
high-emitting
infrastructure
scalable
solutions
current
approaches
systems
climate-environment
enabling
designs
under
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
open
Canada, North America
Current approaches to institutional innovations reducing the lag between scientific evidence and policy 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.
society-governance
north-america
canada
institutional
innovations
reducing
lag
between
scientific
evidence
policy
action
deployable
systems
climate-environment
enabling
designs
solutions
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
Current approaches to low-energy nitrogen fixation alternatives to Haber-Bosch at farm scale 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
systems
low-energy
nitrogen
fixation
alternatives
haber-bosch
farm
scale
field-ready
current
climate-environment
enabling
approaches
under
technology-computing
open
Paraguay, South America
Current approaches to self-healing structural composites for marine cyclic loading 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
paraguay
self-healing
structural
composites
marine
cyclic
loading
integrated
pathways
current
approaches
systems
climate-environment
enabling
solutions
under