Regions4’s Annual Report 2025 highlights a year of expanded impact, strengthened collaboration, and tangible progress across our network. In 2025, we grew to 56 members in 24 countries, collectively representing 171 subnational governments reaching over 430 million people. Our Board of Chairs shaped global climate resilience and adaptation agendas, reflecting growing political influence and reach.

Our global RegionsAdapt initiative continued to drive climate resilience, with 85 regions strengthening their leadership, supported by the launch of the RegionsAdapt Report 2025 on Financing Adaptation, shaping adaptation finance agendas. In West Africa, 15 regions strengthened biodiversity and climate resilience through targeted support. The launch of the Just Resilience Action Platform (JRAP), supported by the Scottish Government and partners, strengthen cooperation between regions and support access to funding for the territories most exposed to climate impacts.

Through these initiatives, Regions4 reinforced its role as a global network of subnational governments committed to sustainable development, enabling regions to lead locally, engage globally, and translate international ambitions into concrete action.

2025 at a glance

  • We represent 56 members across 24 countries impacting +430 million people

  • Our Board of Chairs guided the network’s strategic direction, amplifying its political influence and global reach

  • Our members made significant contributions at UN events and Summits

  • 85 regions advanced climate adaptation through our global initiative RegionsAdapt

  • Regions4 and Flanders co-created and launched the Regions4SDGs Framework with its members and 7 founding partners

  • We supported regions across Europe in their adaptation journey through two EU Mission Adaptation projects

  • The Regions4 Biodiversity Learning Platform continued to provide specialized learning opportunities to members

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Regions4 continued to strengthen cooperation between regions and support access to funding for the territories most exposed to climate impacts, with initiatives such the RegionsAdapt and the Just Resilience Action Platform. Together with partners, we have worked with several regions in West Africa to develop territorial resilience projects, where biodiversity becomes a driver of local development and green jobs. In 2025, we have sought to focus on issues that are essential: strengthening climate resilience and facilitating access to funding to implement concrete projects in regions.

- Mr. Rachid El Abdi, Regions4 Vice-President for Africa, President of the Rabat-Salé-Kénitra Regional Council

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