Regions4SDGs

Why regions are key for the SDGs

Subnational governments are not only indispensable implementing partners, but central political actors leading the implementation of Agenda 2030

Purpose and methodology

Find out who the Regions4SDGs Framework is for and how it was developed – and how it keeps evolving along with regional SDG practices

Overview of the process

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Sustainable Bonds: Financing Long-Term Development in the Basque Country

Spain

The Basque Sustainable Bonds is a financing initiative launched by the

Ecological ICMS Program: Using Fiscal Incentives to Support Environmental Conservation in Paraná

Brazil

The Ecological ICMS Program in Paraná, Brazil, encourages municipalities to protect

The Regional Sustainable Development Plan: Embedding Sustainability into Regional Planning in Lombardy

Italy

The Regional Sustainable Development Plan (PRSS) is Lombardy’s five-year policy planning

Flanders Strategic Foresight System: Bringing Long-Term Thinking into Public Policy

Belgium

The Flanders Strategic Foresight System is a framework developed in cooperation

A Quantitative Approach to Measuring SDG Impact in Manabí

Ecuador, Ecuador

The province of Manabí, Ecuador, has developed a methodology to objectively

SDG Observatory: Monitoring Sustainable Development in Rio de Janeiro

Brazil

The SDG Observatory in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, is a platform

The Well-being of Future Generations Act: Wales’ Legislative Framework for Sustainable Development

United Kingdom

The Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act (2015) is a landmark

Aliança Catalunya 2030: Catalonia’s Multi-Stakeholder Framework for Advancing the SDGs

Spain

The Aliança Catalunya 2030 is an institutionalized multi-stakeholder coalition in Catalonia,

#RegionsVoice 2026

Explore how Regions4 members and partner regions are turning global goals

How Lombardy Is Helping Small Businesses Drive Sustainable finance

Italy

The road to sustainability isn’t always easy to understand, especially for

BRIEF FOR ACTION – Localizing Finance, Accelerating Action

Brazil, Ecuador, France, South Africa, Spain

BRIEF FOR ACTION – Regional Leadership for Just Resilience

10 October at 4:43 pm

Regions4 and UN-Habitat Joint Initiative on SDGs

Regions4 and UN-Habitat launched their new partnership agreement to support SDG

Declaration of Rio de Janeiro: Empowered Regions, Shaping a Sustainable, Fair and Resilient Future

BRIEF FOR ACTION – Nature at the Heart: Regions Paving the Way for Multilevel Governance across UN Global Agendas

Brazil, Ecuador, Finland, South Africa, Spain

Why regions are key for the SDGs

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