Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals: Global Governance Challenges

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Cover Half Title Series Page Title Page Copyright Page Table of Contents List of illustrations Notes on contributors Foreword Note 1 Global governance challenges in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals: introduction Introduction Beyond the MDGs SDG implementation The SDGs and governance: coverage of this volume Notes References 2 Food system lessons from the SDGs (Un)Sustainability through the lens of food The Sustainable Development Goals The SDGs and food A coherent approach to sustainability through food? Points of intersection between the goals Links between SDG 2 and SDG 5 Urban agriculture and agroecology Conclusion: linking the SDGs with other policy mechanisms References 3 From MDGs to SDGs: health slips in global priorities Introduction A short history of public health Public health challenges and advances: 1945 to 2018 Limits to health Conclusion Notes References 4 Gender equality from the MDGs to the SDGs: the struggle continues Introduction Governance by indicators: feminist debates From the MDGs to the SDGs: contrasting processes The SDGs: significant victories but the struggle continues Conclusions Notes References 5 Gender, labour migration governance, and the SDGs: lessons from the case of Nepal Introduction SDGs and women’s labour migration Women migrants and gendered labour migration governance: the case of Nepal Women’s agency and empowerment: migration as an alternative survival strategy Conclusion References 6 The problem with international migration and sustainable development Introduction Redeeming migration through development A sprinkling of migration issues Conclusion Notes References 7 SDGs and climate change adaptation in Asian megacities: synergies and opportunities for transformation Introduction MDGs to SDGs Study context: Manila, Jakarta, and Bangkok Adaptation strategies and compatibility with the SDGs Adaptation as barriers to the SDGs and long-term urban sustainability Transforming adaptation to better achieve the SDGs Conclusion References 8 Climate change, security, and sustainability Sustainable development and environmental security Sustainable Development Goals 13 and 16 Firepower and national security Conflict, environment and development Climate adaptation and maldevelopment Securing the future Climate security: combining Goals 13 and 16 Acknowledgements Notes References 9 Development as a determinant of climate risk and policy challenge Introduction Insight 1: socio-economic development matters for both emissions and climate adaptation Insight 2: truly sustainable development must be climate resilient Discussion and conclusion Acknowledgements Notes References 10 Religion and the Sustainable Development Goals Introduction: “religion and the SDGs” as homologous to “religion and politics” History: “religion and the SDGs” as an extension of “religion and development” Classification: “religion and the SDGs” through the rubric of FBOs – dubious categorization and insufficient evidence? Proselytization: “religion and the SDGs” as an extension of the missionary spirit Progress: “religion and the SDGs” as an improvement on “religion and the MDGs” Laudato Si’: religion questioning the sustainability of the SDGs Conclusion: religion and the SDGs as mutual challenge and rival apocalypticisms References 11 The ecological limits of the Sustainable Development Goals Introduction Limits thinking and Enlightenment universalism Sustainable Development Goals, complexity and growth State, market and livelihood Alternative Ecological Economic Goals (EEGs) Implications for global governance References 12 Development as usual: ethical reflections on the SDGs Introduction A classical definition of good life A response to human sufferings and degrading earth systems Continuation of the previous development programs Absence of political structures of peace Centrality of the neoliberal economic system Minimalist environment protection The question of realization of social justice Absence of universal solidarity Conclusion: ethics, development and governance References 13 Financing the Sustainable Development Goals: beyond official development assistance Introduction The evolution of development finance Private philanthropy Development impact bonds and other forms of blended finance Impact investment and investments directed at social good Conclusions Acknowledgements References 14 Sustainable finance and the SDGs: the role of the banking sector Introduction SDGs strategy for the banking sector Do’s and don’ts with regard to the SDGs How to better connect the banking sector with the SDGs Conclusion Notes References 15 Global governance and the Sustainable Development Goals Introduction SDGs and avenues for global governance Influences of SDGs on global governance Implications and lessons for the future of global governance Acknowledgments References Index