Per Becker is a Professor of Risk and Sustainability at Lund University (Sweden), Research Professor of Climate, Environment and Sustainability at NORCE (Norway), and Extraordinary Professor of Environmental Sciences and Management at North-West University (South Africa). He has an interdisciplinary background with a PhD in Sociology and another PhD in Engineering and has combined academia with a professional career for international organisations and public authorities. His research group has had a significant impact on policy and practice concerning issues of risk and sustainability, perhaps most notably, as a leading scientific provider of knowledge cited in global UN policies concerning capacity development and as a trusted partner to a range of local authorities, governmental agencies, and international organisations.