Kabir Bavikatte along with Olivier Rukundo has been chosen to be an advisor to the African delegation to participate in the Co-Chairs Informal Inter-regional Consultation (CIIC) in Cali from the 16th to the 18th of March 2010. The CIIC which has been mandated to consult on preambular text, definitions and provisions relevant to the consolidation of operative text of the International Regime, will identify concrete solutions in order to facilitate and accelerate the negotiations at the 9th meeting of the Working Group on ABS