Charles Arden-Clarke

Charles Arden-Clarke trained as a zoologist and ecologist and worked for six years in the Political Ecology Research Group in the UK, primarily on the environmental impacts of nuclear power and of conventional and organic farming systems. Between 1990 and 1999 he developed and led WWF International’s Trade and Investment programme.  This work focused mainly on the environmental impacts of WTO rules and negotiations, related ISO standards and the proposed Multilateral Agreement on Investment. He has worked for UN Environment since January 2000, initially with the Economics and Trade Branch on the effects of trade liberalisation on the environment and the relationship between WTO rules and multilateral environmental agreements.  Since 2004 he has worked at the Economy Division in Paris, and from 2007 onwards on sustainable consumption and production (SCP).  He headed the secretariat of the Marrakech Process and is currently Head of the Secretariat of the Ten Year Framework of Programmes on Sustainable Consumption and Production Patterns (the “10YFP”).