Community of Practice Regions4SDGs
Supporting subnational governments in their effective implementation of the SDGs.
Join this initiativeRegions4’s flagship initiative for the mobilization and localization of the SDGs seeks to boost greater ambition within the UN Decade of Action to deliver the Global Goals by:
- Promoting the exchange of best practices, peer-review, and mutual support to overcome the challenges of the 2030 Agenda.
- Supporting the effective development of regional strategies aligned with the SDGs.
- Advocating for more ambitious results at the country-level while positioning regions as benchmarks to the United Nations system.
The Community of Practice – Regions4SDGs aims at accelerating the implementation of the 2030 Agenda, strengthening territorial approaches, as well as integrating regional processes, in contribution to the achievement of the global goals.
This platform offers a collaborative experience, catalyzing the synergies among regions worldwide, and fostering policy coordination, collective implementation, monitoring, and follow-up.
Highlights
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29 regions in action
Representing nearly 177,842,746 million inhabitants.
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Online and face-to-face events
The Community of Practice meets both virtually and face-to-face enhancing international connections, capacity-building on key topics, as well as cooperation among regions, Parties, and partner organisations.
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Regions voice at the UN
The collective work and outcomes of the Community of Practice serve to feed the UN processes and decision-making on SDGs, ensuring meaningful participation of regions at major events such as the High-Level Political Forum that takes place annually.
Members in action
- Total sustainability by 2051
Development and Sustainability Agenda for Åland and the Bärkraft.ax Initiative
Åland Islands, Finland Sustainable development as a roadmap for the Islands of Peace Objectives- Mainstreaming SDGs into all public policies
Aligning the Pluriannual Plan with the 2030 Agenda in São Paulo
Sao Paulo, Brazil The importance of policy guidelines, financial resources, and data for SDGs- 15 Goals aligned with the SDGs
2030 Agenda – A Basque model for growth and environmental, economic and social wellbeing.
Basque Country, Spain The Basque Country is a densely populated small region of 7,000- 46 indicators reported in 2018
Legislating for Sustainable Development in Wales
Wales, United Kingdom The Wellbeing of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015 Wales is a- 128 priority SDGs indicators
The Council of Governors in Kenya’s VNR
Council of Governors, Kenya Inclusive subnational participation in Voluntary National Reviews Regions are crucial for- Over 750 commitments
Localising SDGs in Catalonia
Catalonia, Spain Catalonia’s Commitment to the 2030 Agenda – Transform Catalonia, Improve the- SDGs monitoring and localization platform
SDGs Platform: Campeche Natural
Campeche, Mexico The state of Campeche is located in the Yucatan Peninsula in- 21 indicators on SDGs implementation
Planning the SDGs localization in Lombardy
Lombardy, Italy A multi-level and multi-stakeholder approach Lombardy is one of the twentyActivities
Building on successful previous knowledge exchange experiences, Regions4 has organised a series of webinars with the aim to support member regions in SDGs-related policy efficiency, inclusiveness, and decision-making in their territories.
The series “Regions Voice in UN reporting” will feature in-depth webinars analyzing Voluntary Subnational Reviews (VSRs) experiences, exploring practical tools, and sharing knowledge and lessons for future planning.
The sessions are co-led by member regions wishing to share their leadership, achievements, and reflections with our constituency, enabling further cooperation and capacity-building among territories.
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Why join this project?
Join the Community of Practice - Regions4SDGs!
We look forward to collaborating with your regional government or organization.
Eugenio Amato, responsible
of this project:
Eugenio Amato
Sustainable Development Officer
eamato@regions4.org