Tomoko Takeda is an Associate Researcher at the Department of Earth and Planetary Science in the University of Tokyo. She has a master's degree in environmental engineering where she graduated with honors from the University of Tokyo and holds a Ph.D. in environmental science from Tohoku University. Her previous work experiences include the Suva and Geneva Offices in the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, as well as the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies and Veolia Japan, K. K. Her research interests cover a diverse range including sustainability governance, wastewater management, disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation.