Yesterday, the president and cabinet of the Maldives held a meeting and signed a declaration calling for stricter worldwide environmental policies. The catch is, both the meeting and the signing took place under water. And article from CNN.com states that the meeting was held about 16 feet underwater with the president and cabinet in wetsuits in order to further the point - that if the world doesn't do something, the Maldives may soon be underwater. Maldives is an archipelago comprised of about 1,200 coral islands, most of which are but a few meters above sea level. The country is home to 396,000 people who are hoping that something will be done to save them at a UN climate summit in December. If not, the people of Maldives are working on last-resort plans to relocate to a nearby country, perhaps India or Australia.
By: Kimberly Severns
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