Bonn saw progress in getting agriculture into the climate change agreements expected at Copenhagen in December 2009. This, however, comes from a low base, with agriculture barely recognisedin the UNFCCC and Kyoto Protocol texts, as well as in the more recent Ad-Hoc Working Group session reports.

There is thus plenty to do ensure that agricultural and rural development (ARD) issues are sufficiently well incorporated into the draft and final Copenhagen agreement; and even more to do after the event in ensuring agreed provisions are both operational and effective in the field.