Compare and contrast contemporary issues and opportunities with the SDGs between two countries in the Asia Pacific Region.
Task Description:
You are required to 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
Kiribati
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.
