A/HRC/42/35 India’s foreign policy. Its external development assistance programmes in developing countries had significantly increased over the past two years and were based on two pillars. The “partnership model”, whereby the partners determined and decided the priorities and contours of their development projects, was working for mutual benefit and prosperity. Its core objective was to create lasting local goods through the sharing of technologies and to enhance local capacities. 59. Mauritania noted that the right to development was an integral part of national plans and programmes for poverty alleviation and control and of its work to promote and protect human rights. The Accelerated Growth and Shared Prosperity Strategy covered the period from 2015 to 2030 and was aimed at promoting sustainable and inclusive development in a way that would meet the basic needs of all the people of Mauritania. Its three main components included promoting rapid, sustainable and inclusive growth, encouraging training and the provision of basic services, and strengthening government institutions. 60. Bangladesh stated that the right to development had been addressed and mainstreamed in all relevant national development plans and strategies to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. At the regional level, Bangladesh continued to advocate for enhanced regional and subregional cooperation to unlock the potential for development in the South Asian region. At the international level, it had acted as the spokesperson for the least developed countries in relevant international forums, including during negotiations of internationally agreed development goals and commitments for least developed countries. D. Interactive dialogue with experts 61. In accordance with Human Rights Council resolution 39/9, the Working Group held an interactive dialogue with experts on the implementation and realization of the right to development and the implications of the 2030 Agenda, including the possible engagement of the Working Group with the high-level political forum on sustainable development. The first panel included Vicente Yu, coordinator of the South Centre’s Global Governance for Development Programme; Regina Asariotis, Senior Legal Affairs Officer and Chief of the Policy and Legislation Section of the Division on Technology and Logistics of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development; Raúl Torres, a counsellor in the World Trade Organization’s Development Division; and Sanya Reid Smith, Legal Adviser and Senior Researcher at the Third World Network. 62. Mr. Yu addressed challenges for the realization of the right to development and the 2030 Agenda, especially climate change and global economic uncertainty. Climate vulnerabilities depended on countries’ stage of development, infrastructure, finances and technology. A legally binding instrument on the right to development could consider climate change. Economic uncertainty and slower growth in developing countries meant that adaptation to climate change would be more difficult. Global economic uncertainty was caused by fiscal consolidation policies, privatization, wage stagnation, growing inequality, inflation, debt dependence and trade protectionism. Achieving the targets of the Paris Agreement required ambitious climate action, the availability of adaptation technologies, transition to clean energy and reduced energy demand. Technological change, migration and population growth would impact development objectives. A legally binding instrument should address sustainable industrial policies, technology transfer, the development of productive capacity and a protected global environment that was treated as a public good. The international cooperation aspect should be a priority. 63. Ms. Asariotis spoke about progress and obstacles in international trade for achieving the 2030 Agenda. She referred to climate change as a defining issue of our era. The 1.5 degrees of global warming in the Paris Agreement was an aspirational goal. Quantitative research estimated that climate change would cause huge losses even with 1.5 degrees of global warming. Small island developing States were highly vulnerable to external shocks, with a high exposure to natural disasters and limited adaptive capacity. Highly dependent on imports and tourism, their airports and seaports were critical lifelines and were especially vulnerable to climate related disasters. A 2017 hurricane had caused losses in the Caribbean amounting to several hundred per cent of countries’ gross domestic product. 11