MED-2 EM 2026 SOLVED ASSIGNMENT

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TUTOR MARKED ASSIGNMENT
MED-002: Sustainable Development: Issues and Challenges
Course Code: MED-002
Assignment Code: MED-002/TMA/2026
Maximum Marks: 100
Note: * This assignment is based on the entire course.
* All questions are compulsory. Marks for the questions are shown within brackets
on the right-hand side.
* Please answer in your own words; do not copy from the course material.
1. Explain major issues and challenges which confront sustainable development?
Elucidate your answer with suitable examples.
2. Discuss the disadvantages of unsustainable development in industrialization?
Describe methods to overcome them.
3. Differentiate between inter-generational and intra-generational equity and justice
with suitable examples. Discuss by giving examples how gender disparity can
hamper environment protection and sustainable development.
4. How can sustainable use of natural resources help achieve sustainable development?
5. Discuss various regional issues related to environment. Assess the initiatives taken
towards environmental protection to achieve sustainable development.
6. Describe various state and local development initiatives to address the inequality.
Substantiate your answer with suitable examples.
7. Explain the following in about 250 words each:
a) Community-based Civil Society Initiatives on Sustainable Development.
b) Integration of Scientific and Traditional Knowledge for Sustainable
Development.
c) Sustainable Agriculture Practices.
d) Innovative Practices in Sustainable Development of Water and Energy Resources.
8. Explain the following in about 250 words each:
a) Cooperatives and Sustainable Development
b) Sustained Livelihood
c) Initiatives of the South Asian Countries towards the betterment of the
environment.
d) Sustainable and non-sustainable activities