Prof. W. Bradnee Chambers is a Senior Research Fellow at the CISDL. He is a Senior Programme Officer of the United Nations University / Institute of Advanced Studies, as well as the Coordinator of the Multilateralism and Sustainable Development Programme at UNU/IAS. Before working at UNU/IAS, he worked at UNCTAD in the Transnational Corporation Division, where he researched and wrote chapters on National Legislation and the Regulations Relating to Transnational Corporations.  He joined the UNU/IAS in 1996 where he has performed an array of different tasks and positions such as legal advisor, research associate, associate fellow, research fellow, coordinator of the UNU/IAS PhD and Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme and secretary of the UNU/IAS Board. Chambers has also participated in a number of diplomatic, academic and international conferences including Conference of the Parties and Subsidiary Body Meetings for FCCC and CBD, WTO Ministerials, and CSD. He is specialised in public international law and international relations and works on environmental treaty and international economic legal issues. In addition to his responsibilities at UNU/IAS, Chambers is a Convening Lead Author in the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment. Chambers' current research concentrates on finding means for improving cooperation between major multilateral environmental agreements based on an interlinkages approach. He works and publishes on issues related to climate change, biodiversity, biotechnology policy, and trade and environment.