Compare and contrast contemporary issues and opportuni”es with the SDGs between two countries in the Asia Pacific Region.
Develop a 1500-word analysis of contemporary issues and opportunities for business relating to SDGs within two chosen countries in the Asia
Pacific region. You MUST choose one (1) country from the Pacific region, AND one (1) country from the Asian region from the list below:
The Pacific (Choose one country):
Samoa
Federated States of Micronesia
Fiji
Guam
Kiriba!
Marshall Islands
Nauru
New Zealand
Niue
Palau
Papua New Guinea
Solomon Islands
Tonga
Tuvalu
Vanuatu
Asia (Northeast Asia or Southeast Asia) (Choose one country):
Japan
People’s Republic of China
Republic of Korea
Vietnam
Cambodia
Laos
Thailand
Malaysia
Singapore
Indonesia
Philippines
Brunei
Timor Leste
India
Bangladesh
Sri Lanka
Nepal
Pakistan
You should select two (2) sustainable development goals (SDGs) and analyse the challenges of these within your two countries. Module 4
introduces some ‘Challenges to Sustainable Development’ that may be a useful starting point for you.
You will be developing a critical analysis of the drivers and effects of these issues within the countries and identifying opportunities for business.
You will be comparing and contrasting the issues in the two countries.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION: The aim of this exercise is to develop an analysis that compares and contrasts issues and opportunities in your
chosen countries. You will need to use literature to support you. When you present research, make sure you are critical- we discuss ‘being
critical’ in our workshops. All research presented must be referenced properly referenced using APA referencing, with in-text references and a
reference list.
Submission Details
This submission link allows for dra” a#empts, providing you with the opportunity to check text matching for unintended plagiarism.
Note: it is acceptable for correctly cited items such as references and direct quota!ons to be included in the matching % given.
Note: The last submi#ed file at the due date will be the assessment that is marked.
Assignments can be submi#ed via the Start Assignment bu#on on the top right of this page.
Word limit: 1500 words (+/-10%)
You need to have a minimum of six (6) sources. This can include journal ar!cles, book chapters, websites and government reports. Of these, at
least two (2) must be academic, peer-reviewed publica!ons
