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Slovenia becomes first EU nation to enshrine human right to water in their constitution

While the United States faces a major environmental backslide under President-elect Donald Trump, a small eastern European nation has become the first to enshrine the right to drinking water in their constitution. The new amendment to Slovenia’s constitution states that drinkable water is a human right.

Largely to prevent the commercialization of the country’s water resources, the Slovenian parliament just voted in favor of the new law. Prime Minister Miro Cerar, in favor of the amendment, described water as "the 21st century’s liquid gold."

by Lacy Cooke

Full Story: http://inhabitat.com/slovenia-becomes-first-eu-nation-to-enshrine-human-right-to-water-in-their-constitution/

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