Lagos State, for the second consecutive year, Tuesday emerged as the top performing state in the 2025 sub-national Climate Governance Rating and Ranking exercise.
The cheering result was announced during the public presentation of the second edition of the report in Abuja.
Speaking at the event, the Minister of Environment, Balarabe Lawal who presided, revealed that Lagos scored 315 points out of a possible 360 leaving Katsina and Kaduna State in the first and second runners-up position with 310 and 305 points respectively.
Also speaking, the Special Adviser to the Governor on the Environment, Engr Olakunle Rotimi-Akodu, said the recognition reaffirmed Lagos leadership in driving sustainable and inclusive climate policies.
He expressed his appreciation to the organizers, and especially to the Minister of Environment, for encouraging subnational governments to take decisive action on climate change.
Akodu noted that Lagos State had no alternative but to act, as its demographic pressure and geographical location, combined with the effects of climate change, placed the state under significant threat.
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He emphasized that Lagos was not taking action merely to win recognition or awards, but rather to ensure its survival—even though the state was always proud to receive such acknowledgments.
The annual exercise aims to encourage state level climate action by accessing subnational performance in five thematic areas.
The listed areas are climate institutional arrangements, the status of policies, action plans and legal frameworks, and budgetary allocation to climate projects.
Others are the implementation and monitoring of climate programmes and online visibility and public communication on issues.
