This book draws on the expertise of faculty and colleagues at the Balsillie School of International Affairs to both locate the SDGs as a contribution to the development of global government and to examine the political-institutional and financial challenges posed by the SDGs.

Foreword 1. Global Governance Challenges in Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals: Introduction 2. Food System Lessons from the SDGs 3. From MDGs to SDGs: Health Slips in Global Priorities 4. Gender Equality from the MDGs to the SDGs: The Struggle Continues 5. Gender, Labour Migration Governance, and the SDGs: Lessons from the Case of Nepal 6. The Problem with International Migration and Sustainable Development 7. SDGs and Climate Change Adaptation in Asian Megacities: Synergies and Opportunities for Transformation 8. Climate Change, Security, and Sustainability 9. Development as a Determinant of Climate Risk and Policy Challenge 10. Religion and the Sustainable Development Goals 11. The Ecological Limits of the Sustainable Development Goals 12. Development as Usual: Ethical Reflections on the SDGs 13. Financing the Sustainable Development Goals: Beyond Official Development Assistance 14. Sustainable Finance and the SDGs: The Role of the Banking Sector 15. Global Governance and the Sustainable Development Goals