Framework Law
Constitutional provisions
Right to water: Every citizen has specified rights pursuant to this Constitution, and the State undertakes to achieve the progressive realization of these rights by reasonable measures within its ability and resources. rights include adequate and nutritious food and clean water (Art. 23).
Natural resources: The State has a fundamental duty to protect and preserve the natural environment, biodiversity, resources and beauty of the country for the benefit of present and future generations (Art. 22). All living, non-living and naturally occurring resources of value within the Exclusive Economic Zone and the seabed of the Maldives shall vest in the State. Economic and social rights shall incdlude equal access to natural resources (Art. 23). It shall be the duty of every citizen to preserve and protect the natural environment, biodiversity, resources and beauty of the country and to abstain from all forms of pollution and ecological degradation (Art. 67).