Ruel Yamuna is the Special Envoy on Climate and Environment for the Papua New Guinea government. Prior to this position, he was the Managing Director of the Climate Change Development Authority (CCDA) in Papua New Guinea. Mr Yamuna has vast expertise on the legal aspects of international climate change negotiations, carbon markets and climate finance.
Prior to joining CCDA, Mr Yamuna worked in the Department of Justice and Attorney General (Office of the State Solicitor) and was part of the state negotiations team on climate change. Mr Yamuna graduated from University of Papua New Guinea and holds a bachelor’s degree in both Law & Public Policy Management and a master’s in economics and public Policy.