The Global Donor Platform on Rural Development produced the sixth issues paper on agriculture and its possible role in the Copenhagen Negotiations in September 2009. This one summarises the outcomes of the UNFCCC informal Bonn meeting in August 2009, and analyses the latest negotiating texts.

This report is the result of the Business Forum Meeting, 15 September 2009 held by the Food Ethics Council that sought to explore the potential implications of a Copenhagen agreement on the food and agriculture sector. The key points that emerged from the discussion are as follows: At the Copenhagen conference, countries will try to agree targets for reducing GHG emissions after 2012. Scientists suggest that rich countries should make cuts of 25-40% on 1990 levels by 2020.

The World Bank has produced its latest world development report on the theme of development and climate change. It says that developing countries can shift to lower-carbon paths while promoting development and reducing poverty, but this depends on financial and technical assistance from high-income countries.