The year 2015 is going to be a busy time for government planners, climate negotiators, international donors and concerned citizens. In less than a year’s time the world’s governments are expected to adopt a new global agenda for development, with long-term sustainability at its core. Amidst global trends of rising inequality, persistent social injustice, and continuing environmental degradation, they will have to agree on a new set of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to succeed the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), which expire at the end of this year. The proposed 17 new goals will cover a wide range of global issues — including poverty reduction, food security, gender equality, and environmental protection — and provide a cross-cutting global development plan that galvanizes political support and guides international development efforts. The SDGs are a key component of the so-called post-2015 development agenda. In many ways, the agenda is designed to encourage countries to examine their existing growth models and prompt them to formulate better and more sustainable development pathways.

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