A/HRC/42/47/Add.1 (iv) As an interim measure during droughts, provide water through alternative mechanisms, such as trucks and other transportation methods, in particular to hard-to-reach, remote areas; (f) In regard to accessibility: (i) Review policies for abstracting water from the reservoirs in the highlands to provide water to the villages in need and nearby villages, based on an exercise to identify and map the needs of those villages; (ii) Initiate efforts at the district level to create public water taps and public toilets, taking into account the needs of the street vendors and other workers on the streets; (iii) Establish a concrete programme of maintenance of ventilated improved pit latrines; (g) In regard to affordability: (i) Undertake an in-depth analysis of the current tariff scheme in order to ensure that access to water and sanitation services is affordable for those in a vulnerable situation and those with limited economic capacity; (ii) Establish a special tariff for schools and health centres and ensure that disconnections owing to lack of payment do not occur; (iii) (h) Establish a clearer procedure on disconnection of water services; In regard to drinking water quality: (i) Increase the number of annual samples for water quality control; (ii) Establish a national regulation on drinking water quality in accordance with the most recent version of the WHO Guidelines for Drinking-water Quality; (iii) Establish a well-equipped, well-staffed and accredited national laboratory for drinking-water analyses; (iv) Include water treatment in the rural areas at the community or household level as part of the national agenda; (i) In regard to mega-projects, including the highlands development project, document the lessons learned from previous projects and phases of projects, and conduct an ex-post human rights impact assessment. 83. The Special Rapporteur recommends that international development funders: (a) Prioritize water and sanitation projects in Lesotho in their portfolios; (b) Put in place guarantees and safeguards to ensure that their development cooperation will fully incorporate human rights, in particular by implementing human rights principles and standards at all stages of the cycle of development cooperation projects. 18