A/HRC/33/49/Add.3 (k) Increase the budget to the maximum available level to progressively realize the human rights to water and sanitation and target underdeveloped areas, such as rural areas and new settlements, to ensure equality; (l) Establish clear budget lines to provide assistance to the water and sanitation systems that are not connected to the central network, particularly in urban periphery, rural and remote areas; (m) Explore cross-subsidy and fiscal subsidy systems for emptying pit latrine services to ensure fair charges; (n) Invest, including human resources, in the maintenance and operation of new and existing services in order to avoid deterioration in the services currently provided and provide financial and technical support to the districts; (o) Increase the participation of women in decision-making relating to water and sanitation and take special measures to reduce the disproportionate burden on women caused by the lack of access to water and sanitation; (p) Improve access to water, sanitation and hygiene in schools, in particular install menstrual hygiene management systems in all schools, as well as in health centres; (q) Strengthen access to information, including by setting a standard rule on the communication of water and sanitation-related measures taken by the Government to enable people to make informed decisions regarding the human rights to water and sanitation. (r) Strengthen the rights to access to justice and accountability, including by accelerating the efforts of the Office of the President to amend the Ombudsman Act to include the role of a human rights institution. 73. The Special Rapporteur recommends that the international community: Strengthen support to Botswana during emergencies. For a longer-term strategy, neighbouring countries are encouraged to cooperate and promptly conclude agreements on the use of transboundary water resources. 20 GE.16-12031