Regions Adapt, the official platform to engage regions in the Regions Race to Resilience

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At the Paris Climate COP21 in 2015, Regions4 launched RegionsAdapt, the first global initiative that inspires and supports subnational governments in developing ambitious adaptation strategies, implementing concrete actions and transparently reporting on their progress. With more than 70 signatory members impacting over 300 million citizens, RegionsAdapt is mobilizing ambition on adaptation worldwide.

Since 2021, RegionsAdapt, as a proud partner of the Race to Resilience, is leading the Regions Race to Resilience, the global initiative engaging subnational governments (states, regions and provinces) in the global effort of raising ambition in adaptation to tackle climate change.

What do States and Regions commit to when joining the Regions Race to Resilience?

States and Regions who want to demonstrate their leadership on adapting to climate change and join the Regions Race to Resilience are invited to commit to the following pledges:

1. ASSESS climate change impacts through vulnerability assessments that include all vulnerable communities
2. PLAN, prioritize and adopt an ambitious adaptation plan and/or programme (mainstreaming adaptation into other sectoral policies) and including the most vulnerable, with interim targets and long-term goals. 
3. ACT to implement concrete actions on adaptation in key identified priority areas.
4. REPORT annually on their progress through the CDP States and Regions reporting platform to inform and improve policies and actions, and track their commitments to the Race to Resilience.

Discover the list of joined members. 

Benefits of participating in RegionsAdapt

• Demonstrate leadership in becoming part of the global solution to tackle climate change and build resilience. 
• Access the Race to Resilience: Joining RegionsAdapt automatically qualifies your State or Region to be a part of the Race to Resilience led by the High-Level Climate Champions, ensuring formal recognition for your efforts by the UNFCCC. 
• Join a dynamic network: learn from peers and exchange knowledge, experiences and good practices with leading regional governments from across the world to improve your climate adaptation actions on the ground.
• Access useful tools and events: participate in our RegionsAdapt Community of Practice webinars, or stay up-to-date with latest information, opportunities and resources through our dedicated newsletter.
• Participate in shaping a common voice, by joining RegionsAdapt advocacy actions and collective messaging to better position the key role and expertise of regions in relation to climate adaptation. 
• Increase visibility and recognition, by accessing global campaigns such as #RegionsVoice or #WhatsAtState, by sharing your expertise through publications or events, and by featuring your relevant case studies in the RegionsAdapt Annual Report, all shared with the Race to Resilience

A Net Zero Future

Led by the High-Level Climate Champions for Climate Action Race To Zero, Race to Zero is the UN-backed global campaign rallying non-state actors – including companies, cities, regions, financial and educational institutions – to take rigorous and immediate action to halve global emissions by 2030 and deliver a healthier, fairer zero-carbon world in time. It was launched in 2019 and is the sibling campaign of Race to Resilience.

All members are committed to the same overarching goal: reducing emissions across all scopes swiftly and fairly in line with the Paris Agreement, with transparent action plans and robust near-term targets.Regions wishing to join the Race to Zero can contact Under 2 Coalition: www.theclimategroup.org/join-race-to-zero

Watch the Race to Resilience latest video to learn more about the campaign !