Pressure to embed environmental and climate action even more centrally into the CAP has also moved up the political agenda because of the EU's commitment to action on the Paris Climate Agreement and the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

In October 2011 the European Commission presented a set of legal proposals designed to make the Common Agricultural Policy more effective. Pending a debate in the European Parliament and the Council, approval is expected by the end of 2013. This Forum aims to identify the proposals' shortcomings...