Anders Wijkman, born in Stockholm, Sweden, in 1944, studied political science at the University of Stockholm. He was a member of the Swedish parliament between 1970 and 1978 and worked for government task forces on issues related to environment, sustainable development and energy. In 1999 he joined the European Parliament as a delegate of the Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats. He is a member of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety and the Temporary Committee on Climate Change. Anders Wijkman is the author of several books on issues related to disaster prevention, sustainable development and HIV/Aids among other topics.