Maldives: World's first underwater cabinet meet
Maldives held the world's first underwater cabinet meeting on October 17, 2009. Ministers met at the bottom of the sea to highlight the dangers posed by global warming to their picturesque archipelago.
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Maldives, October 17, 2009: President Mohamed Nasheed arrives at the underwater cabinet meeting off Girifushi Island. Ministers in full scuba gear met on the sea bed to draw attention to the dangers of global warming for the island nation, a tourist paradise featuring coral reefs and white sand beaches with most parts lying less than one metre above sea level. Scientists have warned it could be uninhabitable in less than 100 years. (AFP Image)
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Maldives, October 17, 2009: Fisheries and Agriculture Minister Ibrahim Didi signs the decree of the underwater cabinet meeting off Girifushi Island. Ministers in full scuba gear met on the sea bed to draw attention to the dangers of global warming for the island nation, a tourist paradise featuring coral reefs and white sand beaches with most parts lying less than one metre above sea level. Scientists have warned it could be uninhabitable in less than 100 years. (AFP Image)
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Maldives, October 17, 2009: Maldivian President Mohamed Nasheed signs the decree of the underwater cabinet meeting off Girifushi Island. Ministers in full scuba gear met on the sea bed to draw attention to the dangers of global warming for the island nation, a tourist paradise featuring coral reefs and white sand beaches with most parts lying less than one metre above sea level. Scientists have warned it could be uninhabitable in less than 100 years. (AFP Image)
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Maldives, October 16, 2009: Maldives Minister of Home Affairs Mohamed Shihab (L) prepares for a dive off Girifushi Island, during rehearsals for an underwater cabinet meeting scheduled for October 17, aimed at drawing attention to the dangers of global warming for the island nation. Maldivian cabinet ministers in full scuba gear, undertook a practice dive to six metres, 25 minutes by speed boat from the capital Male. (AFP Image)
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Maldives, October 16, 2009: Maldives cabinet ministers are photographed underwater off Girifushi Island, during rehearsals for an underwater cabinet meeting scheduled for October 17, aimed at drawing attention to the dangers of global warming for the island nation. Maldivian cabinet ministers in full scuba gear, undertook a practice dive to six metres, 25 minutes by speed boat from the capital Male. (AFP Image)
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Maldives, October 17, 2009: Maldivian President Mohamed Nasheed arrives at the underwater cabinet meeting off Girifushi Island. Ministers in full scuba gear met on the sea bed to draw attention to the dangers of global warming for the island nation, a tourist paradise featuring coral reefs and white sand beaches with most parts lying less than one metre above sea level. Scientists have warned it could be uninhabitable in less than 100 years. (AFP Image)
