The cabinet of Maldives government has held a meeting underwater to highlight the threat to the island nation from rising water levels due to climate change.
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President Mohamed Nasheed conducted the half-hour underwater meeting with his cabinet ministers using hand gestures and white boards. Their purpose was to attract attention towards the imminent danger his country faces if ocean levels rise and wipe out the entire nation.
He hopes that the UN climate change conference in Copenhagen will succeed in agreeing to measure for stopping climate change.
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BBC website: ReadMaldives cabinet makes a splash. The story also has a different video with shots from the actual meeting.
CNN website: Read From underwater, Maldives sends warning on climate change and watch Video
Associated Press: Read Maldives government dives for climate change
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