Dr Aaron Jenkins is a mid-career researcher and Fijian citizen with a postdoctoral appointment as Sydney Horizon Fellow and Senior Research Research Fellow in Planetary Health at University of Sydney School of Public Health. Dr Jenkins is also adjunct Associate Professor in Planetary Health at Edith Cowan University Centre for People, Place and Planet, at Fiji National University, and at Fiji Centre for Communicable Disease Control. Dr Jenkins is an eco-epidemiologist with 28 years of professional experience in international development working in Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Palau, Samoa, Kiribati, Vanuatu, Federated States of Micronesia, Indonesia, Philippines, and Australia. He has highly regarded scientific and technical expertise in fields at the nexus of environmental change and health (e.g., Planetary/One Health), crosscutting development themes including integrated conservation and development, watershed management for health, nutrition and climate change mitigation, WASH and waterborne disease management, intersection of climate change, natural disaster, land and water management on health and sustainable fisheries. (2 books, 6 book chapters, 62 scientific journal publications, 41technical reports, and 4 awards). He has an exceptional record of project design and management including receiving and managing over AUD $40,000,000 from 54 integrated research and development grants in complex political and environmental contexts and leading large (30+) multi-sectoral teams. He also has a high level of engagement in international, regional and development affairs including serving and advising: World Health Organization (WHO) and Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), UNICEF (WASH), UNDP, International Association of Ecology & Health, World Commission on Protected Areas, Ramsar Convention Scientific & Technical Review Panel, IUCN Species Survival Commission, South Pacific Regional Environment Program, Secretariat of the Pacific Community, Pacific Regional WASH coalition and numerous national environment, health and WASH related committees in Papua New Guinea, Fiji, Palau and Solomon Islands.