consequently these challenges cannot be solved by unilateral actions confined within national borders a mechanism that guides concerted action at the global level is required global governance can serve as an effective tool in addressing global sustainability issues that require governance across national borders the key function of global governance is coordination across various dimensions the objective of this framework is to identify coordination issues in each of these dimensions as part of the design of global governance on sustainability issues as a case study the global governance of agrifood is examined with particular attention to the problems of securing the quantity and quality of food