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Elections in Bangladesh have been targeted by coordinated disinformation campaigns that spread faster than fact-checking organizations and platforms can respond.
society-governance
asia
bangladesh
coordinated
disinformation
campaigns
elections
countering
targeting
have
been
targeted
global-unspecified
whether
philosophy-ethics
technology-computing
haven
Current approaches to education systems that prepare citizens for active participation in democratic climate governance 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
philippines
systems
education
prepare
citizens
active
participation
democratic
climate
governance
overcoming
climate-environment
enabling
under
technology-computing
solutions
open
New Zealand, Oceania
A persistent gap exists in realizing practical, scalable solutions for technologies for the continuous monitoring and verification of methane emissions from multiple sectors. 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
oceania
new-zealand
technologies
continuous
monitoring
verification
methane
emissions
multiple
sectors
robust
methods
solutions
systems
enabling
scalable
governance
open
New Zealand, Oceania
The absence of robust, context-adapted solutions for psychological first-aid and mental health systems scalable after mass trauma 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
new-zealand
mental-health
systems
psychological
first-aid
mental
health
scalable
mass
trauma
practical
realization
solutions
climate-environment
methods
enabling
open
United States, North America
Despite recognition of its importance, reliable methods for interventions that reduce the prevalence of non-communicable diseases through population-level action 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.
health-biology
north-america
united-states
methods
interventions
reduce
prevalence
non-communicable
diseases
population-level
action
robust
enabling
climate-environment
systems
society-governance
barriers
designs
open
Papua New Guinea, Oceania
The absence of robust, context-adapted solutions for technologies enabling safe long-duration human presence beyond low Earth orbit 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
papua-new-guinea
technologies
human
beyond
low
enabling
safe
long-duration
presence
earth
orbit
solutions
systems
climate-environment
methods
robust
open
Solomon Islands, Oceania
Achieving self-sensing concrete reporting stress chloride and remaining life 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
oceania
solomon-islands
self-sensing
concrete
reporting
stress
chloride
remaining
life
practical
realization
achieving
climate-environment
systems
society-governance
methods
solutions
Current approaches to institutional innovations that increase the political durability of long-term climate policy 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
pakistan
long-term
institutional
innovations
increase
political
durability
climate
policy
systemic
solutions
climate-environment
systems
enabling
under
designs
open
Mexico, North America
A persistent gap exists in realizing practical, scalable solutions for affordable methods for the continuous monitoring of environmental and occupational health hazards. 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
north-america
mexico
affordable
methods
continuous
monitoring
environmental
occupational
health
hazards
overcoming
barriers
solutions
systems
scalable
climate-environment
enabling
Hospitals, schools, and water systems in seismically active parts of Morocco were largely built before modern earthquake codes, and retrofitting remains unfunded at scale.
social-civic-problems
africa
morocco
retrofitting
critical
infrastructure
against
earthquakes
hospitals
schools
water
systems
society-governance
public
creating
building
governance
institutions
open
Brazil, South America
Achieving systems for verifying the absence of forced labor throughout complex global supply chains 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
south-america
brazil
supply-chain
systems
verifying
absence
forced
labor
throughout
complex
supply
chains
society-governance
climate-environment
technology-computing
solutions
methods
The absence of robust, context-adapted solutions for biotechnologies for producing high-performance materials from renewable feedstocks 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
biotechnologies
producing
high-performance
materials
renewable
feedstocks
practical
realization
absence
robust
solutions
systems
climate-environment
enabling
methods
open
United States, North America
Despite recognition of its importance, reliable methods for pathways for achieving universal access to safe and affordable drinking water and sanitation 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
north-america
united-states
pathways
achieving
universal
access
safe
affordable
drinking
water
sanitation
systemic
methods
society-governance
systems
solutions
economics-resources
The absence of robust, context-adapted solutions for real-time systems for predicting and mitigating the cascading impacts of climate extremes 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
romania
systems
cascading
solutions
real-time
predicting
mitigating
impacts
climate
extremes
scalable
society-governance
methods
real
time
ensuring
Achieving home-compostable polymers matching PET barrier performance 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
africa
uganda
home-compostable
polymers
matching
pet
barrier
performance
breakthrough
approaches
achieving
meaningful
climate-environment
systems
society-governance
methods
solutions
open
Colombia, South America
Current approaches to biotechnologies for engineering plants that sequester more carbon in durable soil organic matter 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
south-america
colombia
systems
biotechnologies
engineering
plants
sequester
carbon
durable
soil
organic
matter
society-governance
enabling
solutions
under
methods
Affordable housing construction in Philippines is constrained by the high cost of imported cement and steel, while locally viable alternative materials remain underused due to lack of building code recognition.
social-civic-problems
asia
philippines
construction
affordable
housing
reducing
material
costs
constrained
high
cost
climate-environment
global-unspecified
materials
society-governance
Current approaches to governance models for ensuring the ethical development of advanced human-machine interfaces 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
governance
models
ensuring
ethical
development
advanced
human-machine
interfaces
practical
realization
systems
climate-environment
enabling
solutions
under
Infectious disease outbreaks near Vietnam's borders are frequently delayed in detection because neighboring health ministries use incompatible reporting systems and lack a shared, real-time data-sharing agreement.
health-biology
asia
vietnam
infectious-disease
coordinating
cross-border
outbreak
response
protocols
around
infectious
disease
outbreaks
systems
cross
society-governance
border
health
Current approaches to methods for restoring the health of oceans and marine ecosystems under multiple stressors 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
nigeria
under
methods
restoring
health
oceans
marine
ecosystems
multiple
stressors
scalable
systems
climate-environment
enabling
solutions
approaches
