Underwater government meeting

Maldives ministers during a dive training session. Photo: AP The ministers of the Maldives are aggressively practicing diving to prepare for the first government meeting in the sea.

The meeting will take place near Girifushi Island, 20 minutes away from the capital. The ministers will carry scuba gear and oxygen tanks and meet at a depth of 6 meters below sea level.

According to The Guardian, there are many technical details to consider. Ministers will exchange hands and use waterproof ballpoint pens. Document paper will be wrapped by waterproof material.

The Maldives, a small island nation in the Indian Ocean, now lives in fear of the effects of climate change. As sea levels rise, scientists predict a string of 1,200 islands and a coral reef will disappear under the ocean.

It held a meeting to resonate, and was one of the ongoing efforts of President Mohamed Nasheed to save the island nation.

Aminath Shauna, an official of the government office, said: 'This meeting is to send a message to the world, in an effort to draw the attention of world leaders about global warming. as well as emphasizing the dangers facing the Maldives. If we can prevent climate change, the lowest country on earth will be saved. '

Not everyone can attend: the education minister is said to be too fat to go into the water by the diving instructors. Maldives officials think that these meetings should not become regular in the future, as an official said: ' this is too challenging '.

President Nasheed is an environmentalist and a licensed diver. Earlier this year, he announced that Maldives would not have carbon in the next 10 years. He also said about the possibility of buying a new land for 396,000 residents of the country from tourism money.