Director , ADB Profile / Bio Takako Morita is the Director for Policy and Technical Services at the Office of Safeguards, Asian Development Bank (ADB).. She co-led the drafting of ADB’s Environmental and Social Framework. Prior to joining the Office of Safeguards, she served as a development lawyer in ADB’s Office of the General Counsel for more than ten years, covering operations across Asia and the Pacific, environmental and social policy and climate finance. Takako’s legal career started as a project finance and environmental lawyer with focus on renewable energy and land use in the US. Follow on Materials Title Date Learning Materials Topics Applying ESF Provisions for Disadvantaged or Vulnerable Individuals or Groups 23 September, 2026 Slides ADB Administration and Governance, Finance, Social Development and Protection Information Session on the Consultation Approach for the Draft Environmental and Social Framework (ESF) 3 November, 2023 Slides Capacity Development, Civil Society, Climate Change, Environment, Social Development and Protection ADB Safeguard Policy Review and Update: In-country Consultation with Government in PRC (Chinese Translation) 2 November, 2023 Slides Environment, Social Development and Protection ADB Safeguard Policy Review and Update: In-country Consultation with Government in PRC 2 November, 2023 Slides Environment, Social Development and Protection Legal Readiness to Attract Climate Finance: Towards a Low-Carbon Asia and the Pacific 13 February, 2018 Document Capacity Development, Industry and Trade, Knowledge Management, Private Sector, Finance