The right to clean water in international law and Vietnam.
Water is an essential human need, but it was not until July 2010 that the right to access clean water was recognized as a basic human right by the United Nations (UN). In Vietnam, the right to access clean water is not only recognized in legal documents, but is also one of Vietnam’s sustainable development goals by 2030.
Vietnam is one of the early countries to recognize the issue of clean water and access to clean water.
The issue of clean water and access to clean water is recognized by law as a component part of the environment through rights related to the environment and environmental protection in the Constitutions.
The 1980 Constitution stipulates: “State agencies, enterprises, cooperatives, people’s armed forces units and citizens are all obliged to implement policies to protect, improve and regenerate natural resources, and protect and improve the living environment.”
