Dr. Shahriar Hossain, Senior Technical Advisor of ESDO, represented Bangladesh at the Global Methane Pledge Ministerial Meeting held on 11 November during COP31. The meeting was chaired by Martina Otto, Head of the Secretariat of the Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC).
During the meeting, he highlighted Bangladesh’s methane reduction targets outlined in its Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) and presented various initiatives and interventions undertaken across different sectors to achieve these targets.
The meeting was attended by ministerial-level representatives from several developed and developing countries, including Canada, the Netherlands, Nigeria, and Zambia, among others. It provided an important platform for sharing national commitments, initiatives, and experiences in advancing global methane reduction efforts.
