Kenichi Yokoyama

Director General, South Asia Department, ADB

Mr. Yokoyama has been ADB Country Director in India since 2017. Prior to his current appointment, he was Country Director in Nepal. Mr. Yokoyama was also Principal Water Resources Specialist in ADB’s South Asia Department, responsible for developing water resources projects in South Asian countries including Bangladesh, India, and Nepal. He joined ADB in 1999.

Damaged school building in Sindhupalchowk.

New Grant to Rebuild Schools, Provide Micro Loans after Nepal Earthquake

We hope to restore school enrollment rates, return household incomes to pre-quake levels, and teach village development committees how to cope with disaster risks.

Kenichi Yokoyama