Workshop Review

The workshop was very successful in terms of its objectives. It achieved excellent results in its efforts towards providing African ministers an insight into the history and processes of ABS. African focal points convinced their ministers to pledge their support for the position taken by African negotiators at the ABS negotiations in the Working Group. An unexpected advantage of the workshop was that it gave a chance for African focal points and ministers to agree to have a co-ordination meeting prior to the High Level Ministerial Segment Meeting to plan negotiation positions and strategy.