A/HRC/42/47/Add.4 water from rivers and streams. In addition, the Public Policy’s Environmental Sustainability Strategy promotes indigenous peoples' access to sustainable water management technologies and their public participation in policies related to access to and protection of water resources. 68. The Special Rapporteur notes ANDA’s obligations to universalize access to safe drinking water and sanitation in urban and rural areas and the establishment of the Direction of Attention to Rural Systems and Communities that improved access to water and sanitation for rural communities directly, and indigenous communities indirectly. He also notes the establishment of the National Action Plan for Indigenous Peoples and the Public Policy for Indigenous Peoples. He is, however, disappointed that the policy framework and measures to improve the rights for indigenous peoples, in particular their right to property, were not adopted. The realisation of the right to property for indigenous peoples is likely to be crucial to improving their access to water and sanitation, given that the water provision system of El Salvador has traditionally been linked to land ownership. The Special Rapporteur also reminds the Government that his recommendation requires the development of a legal framework to protect the rights of indigenous peoples in order to ensure better implementation and enforcement of their human rights to water and sanitation. Therefore, the policy framework planned to be launched by the Government would not be sufficient, in and of itself, to ensure El Salvador’s compliance with his recommendation. PROGRESS NOT STARTED: The Special Rapporteur acknowledges establishment of the Direction of Attention to Rural Systems and Communities and the Government´s plans to establish the National Action Plan for Indigenous Peoples and the Public Policy for Indigenous Peoples, but reiterates his recommendation to develop legislation under which the rights of indigenous peoples, including their rights to water and sanitation, may be legally guaranteed and implemented. 19