Movement in Costa Rica to guarantee access to water swells
- by crv.staff
- 29.07.10
- 7:18 AM UTC
- Filed in Costa Rica
Source : Tico Times
By : Mike McDonald
Costa Rica’s Ombudsman’s Office urged the Legislative Assembly to declare the country’s water a part of the public domain, and grant it constitutional protection.
In recent weeks, the Legislative Assembly has been debating a reform to Article 121 of the Constitution to include access to clean drinking water as a basic human right and guarantee all citizens access to the resource.
“The Ombudsman’s Office considers it necessary to elevate the definition of water as a part of the public domain to a constitutional level … in order to effectively implement, manage and safeguard the right to water as fundamental to dignity, human life and public health,” the office said in a statement Wednesday.
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