Anders Wijkman

Mr. Wijkman has been a member of several government task forces on issues related to environment, sustainable development, energy, foreign aid etc. During 1992-94 he was chairing a special government commission analysing the possible effects for Sweden's physical environment of joining the European Union. In 1993-94 he was chairing a government task force reviewing Swedish foreign aid after UNCED. From 1993-96 he served as one of the members of the Independent Commission on Population and Quality of Life. In April 2001 Mr Wijkman participated in the high-level expert panel on “ICT (Information and Communication Technologies) for development”, appointed by the UN secretary general.

Mr Wijkman is the author of several books on issues related to disaster prevention, sustainable development, Hiv/Aids etc. His latest book "The Needless Tragedies: Man and Disasters" was published in 2005.