A/HRC/39/55
environment) … Access to justice, protection of human rights
and freedom from violence; Special measures targeting
vulnerable groups of men, women, girls and boys across all
the four areas.” (CEDAW/C/BWA/4, para. 31)
10.
The primary source of information for the preliminary analysis is official sources
from Governments or international organizations. In particular, the Special Rapporteur
consulted reports submitted and issued in the context of international treaty monitoring
processes and the Universal Periodic Review of the Human Rights Council. He also
consulted official information from national legislative, regulatory other governmental
bodies to identify any recent developments on legislative, policy and regulatory measures
related to the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation. Finally, he examined
reports from international cooperation partners and from international organizations that
have a presence or activities in the country in question.
B.
Consultation process: questionnaire to Government and other
stakeholders
11.
In order to collect further information, the Special Rapporteur used a questionnaire
as a tool to obtain the information necessary to assess the status of implementation of the
recommendations. The Special Rapporteur sent a questionnaire to each Government and he
invited the civil society and other stakeholders to contribute to this follow-up analysis by
submitting a written response to the specific questionnaire. A sample questionnaire is
presented below.
12.
All questionnaires sent to the Government and other stakeholders for each official
country visit can be found at: www.ohchr.org/srwaterandsanitation/followup.
Table 3 Extract from Questionnaire sent to the Government of Botswana
Questionnaire to the Government of Botswana
Please respond to below questions regarding the status of the recommendations
made in my report on the visit to Botswana in November 2015 (A/HRC/33/49/Add.3).
Recommendation (A/HRC/33/49/Add.3, para. 72(a))
“Adopt the draft national water policy in order to approach water and sanitation
issues in a comprehensive manner guided by the principles and normative content of the
human rights to water and sanitation. Such a policy should include a long-term strategy
for sustainable water resources management, taking into account the foreseen increase in
water stress”;
Question 1. Please describe how the National Water Policy (approved by the
Parliament in 2016) incorporates the framework of the human rights to water and
sanitation including how it addresses situations of water stress. Please provide a copy of
the National Water Policy.
Question 2. Please clarify the status of the creation of a National Waste
Management Policy and describe how it incorporates the framework of the human rights
to water and sanitation. Please provide a copy of the National Waste Management Policy.
C.
Analysis
13.
The Special Rapporteur is currently analysing all relevant information related to the
recommendations elaborated in his country visit reports with the aim of providing an
assessment on the status of implementation of the recommendations.
14.
The final analysis will identify each recommendation under the following
categories: “Fully implemented”, “Partially implemented/Implementation in Progress” or
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