Annual Global Stocktake Dialogue - Mandated event

The 2026 GST dialogue will be held on 16 June 2026 from 10:00 to 12:30 and from 15:00 to 16:00 (CEST) in conjunction with the 64^th Session of the Subsidiary Bolides, in Bonn, Germany.

It will consist of a plenary opening session, with scene-setting presentations to inform the discussions, followed by facilitated breakout sessions, and finally a closing plenary featuring reports from the breakout sessions and floor interventions. The dialogue will be open to all Parties and non-Party stakeholders and will be webcast live on the UNFCCC website.

Themes for breakout discussion

The dialogue will facilitate sharing of knowledge and good practices on how the outcome of the first GST are informing the preparation of Parties’ NDCs. It will also provide a platform for exchanging experiences, challenges, barriers and opportunities related to NDC preparation and implementation.

Considering the mandate of the event, the topics discussed in previous dialogues, reflections and suggestions regarding the proposed themes, as well as synergies and complementarities with work under other UNFCCC workstreams, the 2026 GST dialogue will focus on: (1) Reflecting and translating GST outcome into NDCs; and (2) Advancing and enabling NDC implementation.

Theme 1: Reflecting and translating GST outcome into NDCs

This breakout discussion will provide an opportunity to exchange experiences and challenges related to the preparation of NDCs, and to improve the understanding of how the first GST outcome has informed NDCs and can be translated into concrete implementation. Participants are encouraged to share practices and approaches for considering and reflecting the outcome of the first GST in the formulation and design of their NDCs, in line with their respective circumstances and priorities. It will also provide space to exchange experiences on national institutional coordination for NDC preparation, and to identify barriers and enablers related to the process.

Theme 2: Advancing and enabling NDCs implementation

This breakout session will focus on advancing and supporting NDC implementation and relevant enabling conditions. The discussion will provide space to identify finance, technology and capacity-building needs related to NDC preparation and implementation, particularly for developing countries. It will also explore opportunities and approaches to align NDC implementation with national development and investment planning and discuss how to strengthen international cooperation and stakeholder engagement to support the implementation of NDCs and GST outcome.