Talanoa Dialogue portal launched by U.N.C.C.C.

By Joyetter Feagaimaali’i-Luamanu 28 January 2018, 12:00AM

The United Nation Climate Change Secretariat this week launched a new portal to support the Talanoa Dialogue. 

Talanoa Dialogue is an important international conversation in which countries will check progress and seek to increase global ambition to meet the goals of the Paris Climate Change Agreement.

This is according to a statement issued by the U.N. Climate Change Secretariat. 

The Talanoa Dialogue was launched at the U.N. Climate Change Conference C.O.P.23 in Bonn, Germany, in November 2017. 

“Through the portal, all countries and other stakeholders, including business, investors, cities, regions and civil societies are invited to make submissions into the Talanoa Dialogue around three central questions: Where are we? Where do we want to go? How do we get there?”

“Countries and non-party stakeholders will be contributing ideas, recommendations and information that can assist the world in taking climate action to the next level in order to meet the objectives of the Paris Agreement and support the Sustainable Development Goals (SD.G’s).” 

The Talanoa Dialogue will run throughout 2018. 

“The Paris Agreement’s central goal is to keep the global average temperature rise to below 2C degrees and as close as possible to 1.5C.”

“Current global ambition to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and to prepare societies to resist increasing climate change is not enough to achieve this under the current national climate action plans known as Nationally Determined Contributions (N.D.C’s).” 

Patricia Espinosa, Executive Secretary of U.N. Climate Change, said: “The portal is the gateway for the Talanoa Dialogue. It represents the central point for everyone to make their views heard around enhanced ambition. Additionally, it will make available other key resources for the dialogue.” 

“I very much welcome the portal because it provides transparency and broadens participation in the dialogue. I look forward to many governments and other actors making their submissions via the portal as part of world-wide efforts required for the next level of climate action and ambition.”

The Pacific Island concept of “Talanoa” was introduced by Fiji, which held the Presidency of the C.O.P.23 UN Climate Change Conference. It aims at an inclusive, participatory and transparent dialogue.

The purpose of the concept is to share stories, build empathy and to make wise decisions for the collective good. The Talanoa method purposely avoids blame and criticism to create a safe space for the exchange of ideas and collective decision-making.

The Talanoa Dialogue will be constructive, facilitative and oriented towards providing solutions and will see both technical and political exchanges, says the statement.

By Joyetter Feagaimaali’i-Luamanu 28 January 2018, 12:00AM

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