MALE: The Maldives government is holding a cabinet meeting underwater in a bid to attract international attention to the dangers of global warming.President Muhammad Nasheed, dressed in full scuba gear, is holding the 30-minute meeting on Saturday at a depth of six metres just north of the capital Male.Reporting from Male, the Maldives captial, source said that a sea-level rise of just a few centimetres would have a devastating effect on the island nation."A tourist paradise we most associate with its coral reefs and white sand beaches, many of the 1200 islands that make up this country are less than one metre above sea level.”"If global warming continues as predicted, 600 of these islands will disappear and many of those that remain will be uninhabitable. This is why they are making this publicity statement", sources continued.Ministers are using white boards to communicate under water."But the real message they want to communicate is that the world must reduce emissions or else the nation will disappear", sources noted.Sitting round a horseshoe-shaped table, all but three of the 14-member cabinet is take part - including the president and vice president.The Divers Association of Maldives (DAM) said the ministers trained over the past two months for the unprecedented meeting.
MALE: The Maldives government is holding a cabinet meeting underwater in a bid to attract international attention to the dangers of global warming.President Muhammad Nasheed, dressed in full scuba gear, is holding the 30-minute meeting on Saturday at a depth of six metres just north of the capital Male.Reporting from Male, the Maldives captial, source said that a sea-level rise of just a few centimetres would have a devastating effect on the island nation."A tourist paradise we most associate with its coral reefs and white sand beaches, many of the 1200 islands that make up this country are less than one metre above sea level.”"If global warming continues as predicted, 600 of these islands will disappear and many of those that remain will be uninhabitable. This is why they are making this publicity statement", sources continued.Ministers are using white boards to communicate under water."But the real message they want to communicate is that the world must reduce emissions or else the nation will disappear", sources noted.Sitting round a horseshoe-shaped table, all but three of the 14-member cabinet is take part - including the president and vice president.The Divers Association of Maldives (DAM) said the ministers trained over the past two months for the unprecedented meeting.
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