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 24

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