Box 4.1. The Talanoa Dialogue and the second round of NDCs

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Box 4.1. The Talanoa Dialogue and the second round of NDCs

The Talanoa (Facilitative) Dialogue was mandated to inform the preparation of Parties nationally determined contributions (NDCs). The Dialogue initiated inclusive processes across the majority of UNFCCC Parties and engaged a large number of stakeholders. At its conclusion, the Dialogue produced a Report titled Talanoa Dialogue: From Ambition to Action (COP23 Presidency Secretariat, 2017[47]) and a Talanoa Call for Action (UNFCCC, 2018[46]). The Report addressed the findings of the three questions considered by the Talanoa Dialogue i.e. Where are We? Where do we want to go? And How do we get there? The Report made a strong case for finding “…ways to prevent warming of greater than 1.5 degrees Celsius” and identified possible solutions that countries could learn from in developing their national strategies. The Talanoa Call for Action inter alia noted that the key messages from the Dialogue “… can inform Parties’ Nationally Determined Contributions by 2020”. This was further referenced in Decision 1/CP.24 where the COP “Invites Parties to consider the outcome, inputs and outputs of the Talanoa Dialogue in preparing their nationally determined contributions and in their efforts to enhance pre-2020 implementation and ambition” (UNFCCC, 2019[48]). The impact of the Talanoa Dialogue process on subsequent NDCs is difficult to assess. Some research findings indicate that the process was more successful in raising awareness at the national level and in triggering national inclusive processes in the preparation of the second round of NDCs, rather than in informing and influencing the level of ambition in these NDCs ( (Beuermann, Obergassel and WangHelmreich, 2020[17]); (Charles et al., 2021[40]); (Rajamani, 2021[7])). Source: Authors.