Includes bibliographical references and index.

Global governance challenges in achieving the sustainable development goals : introduction / Simon Dalby, Susan Horton, and Rianne Mahon -- Food system lessons from the SDGs / Alison Blay-Palmer and Laine Young -- From MDGs to SDGs : health slips in global priorities / Alan Whiteside -- Gender equality from the MDGs to the SDGs : the struggle continues / Sara Rose Taylor and Rianne Mahon -- Gender, labour migration governance, and the SDGs : lessons from the case of Nepal / Hari KC and Jenna L. Hennebry -- The problem with international migration and sustainable development / Jonathan Crush -- SDGs and climate change adaptation in Asian megacities : synergies and opportunities for transformation / Idowu Ajibade and Michael Egge -- Climate change, security, and sustainability / Simon Dalby -- Development as a determinant of climate risk and policy challenge / Vanessa Schweizer -- Religion and the sustainable development goals / Paul Freston -- The ecological limits of the sustainable development goals / Stephen Quilley and Kaitlin Kish -- Development as usual : ethical reflections on the SDGs / Seyed Ali Hosseini -- Financing the sustainable development goals : beyond official development assistance / Susan Horton -- Sustainable finance and the SDGs : the role of the banking sector / Olaf Weber -- Global governance and the sustainable development goals / Alexandra R. Harrington.