Talanoa Dialogue

The Talanoa Dialogue was a 2017–2018 process within climate change discussions, designed to help countries implement and enhance their Nationally Determined Contributions by 2020.

The Dialogue was mandated by the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change to take stock of the collective global efforts to reduce the emissions of greenhouse gases, in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement, which is to limit the rise in average global temperature to 2°C (3.6°F) above pre-industrial levels, and to pursue efforts to limit the increase to 1.5°C (2.7°F).

[1][2] The Talanoa Dialogue represented an opening up of the UN Climate Negotiations because non-state actors were able to participate and submit their ideas for how national governments could improve their emission reduction targets.

[1][5] However, Parties agreed that it was important to begin this cycle prior to 2020 when the Paris Agreement was expected to come into force, and so they established an initial stock-taking exercise for 2018, which was then known as the "facilitative dialogue", to help prepare updated or new NDCs by 2020.

The process is designed to allow for participants to share their stories in an open and inclusive environment, devoid of blame, in the hopes that others can learn and benefit from their ideas and experiences.