Members of the Maldives' Cabinet donned scuba gear and used hand signals Saturday at an underwater meeting staged to highlight the threat of global warming to the lowest-lying nation on earth.
Maldivian cabinet ministers speak to the media after an underwater cabinet to highlight the threat global warming poses to the lowest-lying nation on earth, in Girifushi, Maldives, Saturday, Oct. 17, 2009. Maldivian President Mohammed Nasheed led Saturday's meeting around a table on the sea floor, 20 feet (6 meters) below the surface, with ministers communicating using white boards and hand signals. Source: AP
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Whether you hold the meeting underwater or over the water,
it is certain there is going to be deluge. We have reached the point of no return
Maldives cabinet meets underwater to discuss warming....we dont know what they discussed but the effort they showcased is worth appreaciating...K Mohan Raghavendra colony Sainikpuri Secunderabad
Regardless to the purpose of the meeting underwater i think it will be very effective meeting and decisions can be made much more quicker underwater.
Its really gr8. At least others countries will learn lesson from it.
> 90% People in this World are unaware of the consequences of Global Warming.
Even countries like US & Australia should learn lesson from this, which are biggest emitter of GHGs and most threats to mankind on earth.
Prafulla
ONCE OUR INDIAN MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT SHOULD BE INVITED THERE, THEN WE WILL SEE THE UNREST BENETH WATER.......CERTAINLY WE WILL FORGET THE ISSUE.
WASI HAMMAD
JAMSHEDPUR
A VERY EFFECTIVE WAY TO HIGHLIGHT THE ISSUE.LET US HOPE THE POLITICAL LEADERS AND DECISION MAKERS ALL OVER THE WORLD,ESPECIALLY IN THE DEVELOPED WORLD UNDERSTAND THE GRAVITY OF THE SITUATION.IT MAY BE MALDIVENIANS FIRST,BUT THIS CLIMATE CHANGE IS GOING TO MAKE HUMAN LIFE MISERABLE AND ULTIMATELY ELIMINATE IT FROM EARTH.SO WAKE UP AND ACT NOW.