Sayaka Takahashi

Sayaka Takahashi is a senior development professional at the Asian Development Bank, currently serving as Representative of its Japanese Representative Office in Tokyo. She leads engagement with Japanese stakeholders and helps strengthen partnerships supporting development initiatives across Asia and the Pacific. Since joining ADB in 2018, she has held key roles in the Office of the Secretary and the Office of Anticorruption and Integrity, focusing on governance, compliance, and institutional coordination.

Meeting Between Civil Society Organizations and ADB Senior Management

ADB President Masatsugu Asakawa met with CSO participants of the 56th ADB Annual Meeting. He invited CSOs to dialogue constructively with ADB and looks forward to hearing ideas and solutions from CSOs on meeting ADB’s climate ambition and rebounding from the COVID-19 pandemic. He expressed appreciation for the CSOs’ extensive participation in the ongoing Safeguard Policy Statement review, particularly in areas of safeguard implementation, stakeholders’ participation, grievance redress, and protection of communities from reprisals.