The Talanoa Dialogue is a process which would help countries implement their Intended National Determined Contributions by the end of 2020.
Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDC), in turn, are reductions in greenhouse gas emissions under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
The Talanoa Dialogue was launched at COP 23 under the Presidency of the Republic of Fiji
This article will give further information regarding the Talanoa Dialogue within the context of the Civil Services Examination.
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What is the Talanoa Dialogue?
In the Fijian dialect, ‘talanoa’ means to hold a conversation in an inclusive, receptive space. In the Pacific islands, it was a traditional method of solving disputes between the various tribes that inhabited the region
In this regard, the Talanoa Dialogue is a process through which the deadlock regarding climate change can be brought together by drawing participants to share their stories.
The facilitative process will help in sidestepping the power struggle which comes as a result of such negotiations leading to the establishment of a smooth dialogue between different parties.
Purpose of the Talanoa Dialogue
There are two objectives behind the purpose of the Talanoa Dialogue. They are as follows:
- To monitor the progress regarding the goal of the Paris Agreement which is to reduce global warming to well below 2-degree Celsius and if possible to 1.5-degree celsius.
- To inform the next round of nationally determined contributions. Currently, NDCs set the world on course for 3-4C warming by the end of the century – dangerously far from the Paris targets.
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Who were the major stakeholders of the Talanoa dialogue?
As per the various think-thanks and international reports, the Pacific-island states of Fiji and Marshall Islands were the most vocal supporters of the Talonao Dialogue.
The United States appeared to be less invested in the dialogue and when it pulled out of the Paris Agreement it, the reason became apparent. The European Union was yet to come to a consensus regarding climate pledges as the bloc had yet to boot its efficiency in meeting 2030 emission targets
What was the result of the Talanoa Dialogue?
At COP24, the Talanoa Dialogue entered the political phase to decide on the adoption of Talanoa Outcome and its reflection in the COP24 outcome. The two-page “Talanoa Call to Action language” calls upon parties to work closely with non-party stakeholders to enhance global ambition by the end of 2020 and to develop long-term, low-emission development strategies, government and international agencies to step up financial, technical and technological cooperation and private sector leaders to be agents of change.
The declaration is more of a moral appeal and lacks any legal character. And if the outcome of the COP 24 was anything the go by it was evident that the various stakeholders of the Talanoa dialogue would need to do much more in reducing the global output of greenhouse emissions.
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