The first global stocktaking exercise of the Paris Agreement has officially begun with the opening of a new online portal for the 2018 Talanoa Dialogue. Here's how you can engage with the Talanoa Dialogue and jumpstart climate action in 2018.

2. WORLD RESOURCES INSTITUTE
David Waskow
Director, International Climate Action Initiative
Paula Caballero
Global Director, Climate Program

3. Q&A
• Use the question box on the GoTo webinar
toolbar to enter your question at anytime
• Note who the question is for and please be
brief
• Main Q&A portion of webinar will begin
after panelist presentations

5. AMBASSADOR KHAN JOINS FROM FIJI
For further information:
talanoa@unfccc.int

6. 2018 TALANOA
DIALOGUE

8. WHAT IS TALANOA?

9. TALANOA DIALOGUE ONLINE PLATFORM

10. TALANOA DIALOGUE ONLINE PLATFORM

11. TALANOA DIALOGUE ONLINE PLATFORM

12. TALANOA DIALOGUE METHODOLOGY

13. TALANOA DIALOGUE TIMELINE
1) Online Platform
Launches and
Submissions Open: 26
January 2018
2) Summative Report
based on submissions till
02 Apr to inform and
guide TD in May
3) May Inter-
Sessional TD 30
April – 11 May
2018
4) IPCC report
released (first week
of October) and
Submissions to TD
Close – 29 Oct
5) Potential
Extra session
6) Synthesis report
7) Pre-COP:23 –
24 October
8) COP24: 3 to
14 December
Preparatory Phase
Political Phase

14. Talanoadialogue.com

15. VINAKA
THANK YOU
#TALANOA4AMBITION

16. NEXT WEBINAR: MARCH 6TH 2:30 GMT/ 8:30AM EDT
For further information:
talanoa@unfccc.int

17. UNITED NATIONS CLIMATE CHANGE
Dr. Martin Frick
Senior Director, Policy and Program
Coordination

18. 3 CORE QUESTIONS

19. WORLD RESOURCES INSTITUTE
Eliza Northrop
Associate, Climate Program

20. OPPORTUNITIES FOR ENGAGEMENT

22. KEY SECTORS AND CONSTITUENCIES

23. HOLDING EVENTS “IN SUPPORT OF THE TALANOA DIALOGUE”

24. UTILIZE SOCIAL MEDIA TO BUILD AWARENESS
AND MOMENTUM

25. CLIMATE ACTION NETWORK INTERNATIONAL
Elise Buckle
Special Projects Director

27. A DIALOGUE WITH PURPOSE: 2018, THE TRIGGER YEAR TO STEP UP CLIMATE AMBITION

28. THREE WAYS WE WILL ENGAGE TO RAISE AMBITION AND ENHANCE NDCS

29. CLIMATE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Alexa Kleysteuber
Deputy Secretary for Border and
Intergovernmental Relations

31. GLOBAL CLIMATE ACTION SUMMIT

32. ICLEI-LOCAL GOVERNMENTS FOR SUSTAINABILITY
Yunus Arikan
Global Policy and Advocacy Lead

33. #Cities4Talanoa #Regions4Talanoa citiesandregions.org/talanoa

34. THE ROLE OF CITIES AND OTHER SUBNATIONAL
AUTHORITIES IN IMPLEMENTING NDCS
• Urban communities contribute up to 70% of energy-related global
greenhouse gas emissions and they are among the most vulnerable
hotspots for climate change impacts.
• Current commitments by local and regional governments have the potential
to reduce emissions by 5-15 gigatons by 2020 to 2030.
• However, only around 60% countries have some sort of urban perspective
in their national plans, according to UN Habitat figures.

35. CITIES AND REGIONS TALANOA DIALOGUES
• Climate governance context in 2018: critical year for the implementation of the
New Urban Agenda and the Paris Agreement
• The official decision adopted at COP23 encouraged national dialogues,
beyond a one-off event at COP24, to take place at the local, national, regional
level, involving key stakeholder groups such as local and regional
governments as well as civil society – a successful outcome of COP23 Bonn-
Fiji Commitment and LGMA Constituency advocacy
• Leadership: local and other subnational leaders to invite national
governments, including ministries climate and urbanization

36. KEY OBJECTIVES AND DELIVERABLES
• Accelerate engagement of the urban community in
climate action, building on the synergy of sustainable
urbanization and low-emission, resilient development.
• Multilevel governance: Cities and regions invite
national governments to year- long dialogue bridging
the New Urban Agenda and the Paris Agreement.

37. INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK
• Facilitator: ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability, as LGMA Focal Point and on
behalf of Global Task Force of Local and Regional Governments
• Special partners: Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy and UN-Habitat
• In collaboration with: UNFCCC Secretariat and COP 23 Presidency
• Implementing Partners: Members, Partners and initiatives of LGMA Constituency in around
40 countries worldwide - representing half of the world’s population.
• Official launch: The Cities and Regions Talanoa Dialogues initiative was presented on 9
February 2018 at the 9th World Urban Forum, which took place in Kuala Lumpur.

38. WE MEAN BUSINESS COALITION
Jennifer Austin
Policy Director

40. •The Talanoa Dialogue is the key process for
engaging in the international process this year,
providing an opportunity to showcase progress to
date and discuss ways business and government
can work together to increase ambition.
•We will focus on “How do we get there?”
by demonstrating results from business
commitments to climate action, new
commitments by business, and specific policies
needed for more ambition.

41. •We will use convenings of businesses and
policymakers as an opportunity to generate inputs
for the Talanoa Dialogue. These include We Mean
Business partner conferences, international
government meetings, and the Global Climate Action
Summit.
•We look forward to strong engagement with the
preparatory phase of the Talanoa Dialogue in May.