The worldwide community has come together to pursue a number of important, common goals for the period up to 2030 in order to progress efforts to end poverty and hunger, improve social and economic wellbeing, protect the environment and combat climate change, and uphold peace. To combine sustainable development with reducing the effects of these problems, regional cooperation is required. Regional collaboration can improve policies, expedite processes, and yield great practices that can be disseminated and adopted across the region. This is in line with the Southeast Asia subregion aspires to be an integrated, innovative, inclusive, and sustainable region by 2036. Economic expansion, social inclusion, and environmental protection must all be prioritised. The aims of this study are 1: To investigate issues in Southeast Asia regions that are associated to the environment, the economy, and social challenges and 2: To recommend the concerns highlighted. A qualitative technique is employed for the research, and systematic literature review analysis are conducted. This study discovered six (6) themes in confronting the SDG challenges in Southeast Asia, including Environmental-Sustainable Tourism, Environmental-Sustainable Agriculture, Environmental-Water Management, Social-Basic Need, Social-Migration, and Economic.

1. Sustainable Development
Goals in Southeast Asia: A
Systematic Review of the
Research Landscape
Nor Suzylah Sohaimi1, Abdul Rahim Anuar2,
Mohd Na’em Ajis3 , Anggia Utami Dewi4,
Farhana binti Abdul Wahab5
Research Institute for Indonesia, Thailand & Singapore,
Universiti Utara Malaysia, Malaysia1,2,3.
School of Government, Universiti Utara Malaysia,
Malaysia1,3
Department of International Relations, Universitas
Padjadjaran, Indonesia4
School of Technology Management & Logistics, Universiti
Utara Malaysia, Malaysia5
2023 International Conference of KIAS-BUFS
Busan University of Foreign Studies, Busan, Korea

2. INTRODUCTION
METHODOLOGY
ANALYSIS
RESULT
CONCLUSION
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3. Southeast Asia's phenomenal economic
success over the last few decades is one of its
most notable characteristics (Korwatanasakul,
2022). However, this development has been
accompanied with environmental degradation,
socioeconomic inequality, and other obstacles
to long-term sustainability.
Environmental degradation in its various forms
caused by climate change—including
biodiversity loss—is reflected in SDG 6 (clean
water and sanitation), SDG 14 (life below
water), and SDG 15 (life on land).
The objectives of this study:
1- To investigate issues in Southeast Asia
regions that are associated to the environment,
the economy, and social challenges
2- To recommend the concerns highlighted.
INTRODUCTION
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4. METHODOLOGY
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a. Identification
Scopus TITLE-ABS-KEY ( ( issues OR problems OR challenges ) AND ( sustainable ) OR (
sustain ) AND ( southeast ) AND ( asia ) ) AND PUBYEAR > 1990 AND PUBYEAR <
2024 AND PUBYEAR > 1999 AND PUBYEAR < 2024 AND ( LIMIT-TO ( SRCTYPE , "j"
) ) AND ( LIMIT-TO ( OA , "all" ) ) AND ( LIMIT-TO ( PUBSTAGE , "final" ) ) AND (
LIMIT-TO ( DOCTYPE , "ar" ) ) AND ( LIMIT-TO ( LANGUAGE , "English" ) ) AND (
LIMIT-TO ( SUBJAREA , "ENVI" ) OR LIMIT-TO ( SUBJAREA , "SOCI" ) OR LIMIT-TO (
SUBJAREA , "ENER" ) OR LIMIT-TO ( SUBJAREA , "MULT" ) OR LIMIT-TO (
SUBJAREA , "ECON" ) OR LIMIT-TO ( SUBJAREA , "EART" ) OR LIMIT-TO (
SUBJAREA , "ARTS" ) )
Mendeley
issue AND sustainable AND development AND southeast AND Asia
Table 1: The search strings.

5. Table 2
The identification criterion is utilised in the selection procedure.
Criterion Inclusion Exclusion
Language English Non-English
Time line 2015 – 2024 < 2015
Literature type Journal (Article) Conference, Book, Review
Publication Stag
Study area
Final
Southeast Asia
In Press
Outside Southeast Asia

6. ANALYSIS
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7. THEME THEME THEME
THEME THEME
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Social-Migration
Environmental-Water
Management
Environmental-Sustainable
Tourism
Economic
Social - Basic Need
Environmental-Sustainable
Agriculture
The search strategy was used to extract and examine twenty-eight (23) articles.
23 articles were divided into six (6) themes:
RESULT
4
THEME

8. Environmental-Sustainable
Tourism
Environmental-
Sustainable Agriculture
Environmental-Water
Management
Social - Basic Need Social-Migration Economic
Issue Challenges in balancing
economic gains, culture,
and environmental
preservation in ecotourism.
Southeast Asia faces
significant agricultural
and environmental
challenges, such as
deforestation, soil
degradation, water
pollution, and
biodiversity loss.
The main issue to explain
is the need for
environmentally
sustainable water
management in the
context of urban
development in
Southeast Asia
These studies cover a
wide range of topics,
including healthcare,
food security,
education, and
community-based
approaches.
The main issue to explain
is the complex
relationship between
migration, gender
equality, and family well-
being in Southeast Asia.
Female migrants often
face unfavorable working
conditions and insecure
employment due to a
lack of institutionalized
protection.
The study aims to explore
the consequences of the
pandemic and identify
challenges and
opportunities for long-
term recovery. It focuses
on regional sustainability
development and recovery
strategies, including intra-
trade, green economy
initiatives, and public-
private-people
partnerships,
Another important issue
to explain is the growth of
collaborative consumption
practices in emerging
economies, particularly in
Southeast Asia.
Solution Adaptability, community
resilience, and good
governance in addressing
these challenges
The concept of
environmentally
sustainable agriculture is
needed. Key challenges
include the impact of
palm oil production on
forests and biodiversity,
the need for sustainable
mariculture practices,
and the effects of climate
change on rice
production
-"Water and Urban
Initiative" are working on
solutions related to
water and wastewater
systems, flood
management, health risk
assessment, and
economics.
-Sewage collection &
treatment problems
need practical solutions
to meet SDG6- for clean
sanitation
The studies stress the
need for diverse
strategies and policy
reforms to effectively
address these
challenges and support
sustainable
development in
Southeast Asia.
Achieving the SDGs in
this context requires a
comprehensive approach
that addresses the
impact of migration on
gender inequalities,
family well-being, and
normative coherence
within regional
governance frameworks.
To separate economic
growth from
environmental impacts,
the region must prioritize
renewable energy,
improve energy efficiency,
and adhere to future
green development goals.

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