Dr. Meghnath Dhimal is a highly experienced Environmental Health Scientist with more than two decades of work spanning Nepal, Maldives, Timor-Leste, and Germany. His expertise primarily lies in environmental health, with a strong focus on climate change and its impact on health. As a Principal Investigator, Dr. Dhimal has taken the lead on numerous research projects encompassing environmental and climate change, non-communicable diseases, neglected tropical diseases, burden of diseases, and health systems research in Nepal. He has made significant contributions to the development of health, population, and environment policies and plans in both Nepal and abroad.