The World’s first ever underwater cabinet meeting was held in the Maldives this morning, concluding at 10.30am.
Chaired by President Nasheed, it was held to highlight the plight of the Maldives as a result of climate change and rising sea levels, which threatens to submerge the island nation before the end of the century, if IPCC projections were met.
In the meeting, the President, Vice President, and the cabinet signed a declaration calling for concerted global action on climate change, ahead of the UN climate conference in Copenhagen.
The underwater meeting was part of a wider campaign by international environmental NGO www.350.org.
After the meeting, the cabinet members, including the President, also participated in a bicycle ride in the capital Male’ later in the day as part of the awareness campaign.
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This is such a distinct and unique gesture of raising awareness around the world about the impact of sea level rise on nations like that of Maldives.
we are proud of our president we salute him, maumoon the golha boa should know that we need a mentally and physically fit person to lead our country plus courage, godbless our country.
“Physical fitness is not only one of the most important keys to a healthy body, it is the basis of dynamic and creative intellectual activity.”
John Fitzgerald Kennedy quotes
Great! This stunt has already got millons of dollars worth publicity internationally for the Maldives.
Congrats.
this is just stupid!!!! just the other day Anni said his government didnt have enough money to attend the Copenhagen meeting about environmental issues..Now where the hell did he find the money to take his cabinet for a free dive?????
As unique as Maldives.
I am proud
Truly shocking.
We might as well have to be under the sea.
But I just don't see we are doing anything to protect our environment. Just walk down the beaches of any island and observe on your own - the vast amount of litter floating on the water, plastic bottles, polythene shopping bags, what not. In Male' it is worse. Now you call that preaching what you don't practise for yourselves, shame on us.
Actually, no Maldivian seems to be too concerned about sealevel rise and greenhouse gases. They live so close to the sea, they know well that if they fall and do not know how to swim then there's only one thing that can happen.
Our President is a gentle man and he will do what ever he told. He shows us a how we feel about environment situations. best of luck anni you are great. We want be you as our next president. wish u a good health may allah bless u and us.
mohamed from fuvahmulaku
well done ...a beautiful publicity and marketing & PR for the maldives to the rest of the world.....
good one.bravo
anni we support you. we need people like you to rule the country. the sadest thing is maumoon after ruling the country for 30 years and now tring to ruin the country. there are many ideots in the country who follow maumoon still
Wow! Amazing. The international coverage of our President has been unprecedented for sometime, and today it is the headline story worldwide. Truly incredible.
Bravo Anni!
The real thing does not look half as bad as I thought.
Let's hope this will make an impact on the issue.
love the idea...proud to be a maldivian..Mr president..we are proud of u.
Historic day today, isn't it? Anni-mari went back to his true home under H20 with his ghoulish entourage. Pity they came back (truly, us 'dhiveheen' under a real bad luck phase). But maybe, if fate wills it, we might be given some respite and compensation later in the afternoon by a certain infamous bicycle ride turning into a case of 'magumathi elhun' or something similar-Must keep of good cheer, even in these dark times for sanity’s' sake. Oddly enough, now it seems to me that we've indeed got more serious and urgent issues to address than merely climate change... Like the restoration of our national pride, honor, dignity, justice and truth. Here's hoping and praying for a modern-day 'Abul Barakath-ul Barbari to save us from our real calamity. May God grant us courage and patience meanwhile!!!
Alhamdhulillaah, we got the person, who is a true leader. Who leads our country in the way that benefits for the country and for the people. Not for the beneficial, for himself.
Yaa Allah, please bless him and our country
Yaa Allah please give him the Hikma and wisdom to rule this muslim country wisely.... Ameeen
A muslimah who support Mr President of Maldives.
Mr President, we are very happy and proud of u. May Allah bless u and ur family.
Anni is killing any hope of investment to Maldives. Investors are running away as we are sinking under the sea. The message that our cabinet meets underwater send goose bums to investors.
I promise to all Maldivian to believe Mr. Nasheed, caused, he got smart brain.
Jaiz ( Maathada )
Ever wondered why world media has categorized this so called publicity stunt as "WIERD"? And you still refuse to see the bigger picture. Underwater orgies, cocktail parties, incitement of hatred, absolute corruption....and you still go on seeking the blessing of Allah, while in reality this demonic demagogue is challenging the Islamic faith.
Father of human rights became a Father of Environment overnight....what a stunt!
When is he becoming a Father of Economy or a Genius?
Economy is all what we are worried about! Do something about it!
Mr President! The people are struggling to secure their bread and butter, many of them! So why don't you become a master in managing economy during crises like MR MAHATHIR of Malaysia?
Best of luck HEP!
~soyye~
An interesting publicity stunt, but the sea level around the Maldives is not rising. The highest authority on this is Dr Nils-Axel Morner, head of the Paleogeophysics and Geodynamics department at Stockholm University, who has been studying the subject for 35 years. The sea level fell by about 20 cms in the 1970s and has not changed since.
The temperature has been dropping since 1998, and Al Gore can't seem to stop it. Global warming and all the enviro-hysteria it breeds is pure bunk! We are still waiting for the new ice age we were assured by "scientists" in the 1970's was on its way. So what happened to that?
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