LL.M Global Environmental Law (Pace University), J.D. (University of the Philippines), B.Sc. Psychology (Ateneo de Manila University)

Adv. Puno is currently Associate Lead, Climate Change Law and Policy at the Centre for International Law, National University of Singapore. Railla has over 10 years of experience in producing research on international environmental and climate change law and policy in collaboration with governments, think tanks, multilateral organizations, and civil society. She has attended climate conferences in various capacities, including as negotiator and legal adviser for the Philippine government, and as Policy Coordinator for Climate Action Network, co-lead of the ENGO constituency. She previously worked for the Climate Change Commission of the Philippines as Legal Services Division Chief where she oversaw the national process for signing and ratifying the Paris Agreement. Railla is particularly interested in emerging areas of international environmental law and the intersections of climate change law with other areas of public international law. She has also done extensive research on climate justice, coastal and marine conservation, human rights and the environment, and the sustainable development goals.