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Maldives to support 350 with a 24 hours dive
350.org is a global campaign dedicated to unite the world to address the climate crisis. The mission of the 350 movement is to inspire the world to rise to the challenge of the climate crisis — to create a new sense of urgency. The focus is on th...
Maldives officials dive for climate change
GIRIFUSHI, Maldives (AP) -- The president of the Maldives says he's trying to make people realize his low-lying island nation is a "frontline state" facing the threat of global warming. To that end, President Mohammed Nasheed convened a Cabinet mee...
Maldives MPs sink to all new lows
Politicians in the Maldives have sunk to new lows, as the President and his government ministers donned scuba gear for a cabinet meeting at the bottom of the sea. The stunt was designed to highlight the threat that global warming poses to the low-l...
Maldives Cabinet set for underwater meeting
The government in the Maldives is set to hold its first underwater cabinet meeting Saturday to attract international attention to the dangers of global warming, a spokeswoman said. President Mohamed Nasheed, dressed in full scuba gear, is to conduc...
Maldives cabinet makes a splash
The government of the Maldives has held a cabinet meeting underwater to highlight the threat of global warming to the low-lying Indian Ocean nation. President Mohamed Nasheed and his cabinet signed a document calling for global cuts in carbon emiss...
Maldives Ministers Dive Into Cabinet Meeting
Ministers in the Maldives are taking part in their first underwater cabinet meeting to draw attention to global warming. The government has arranged a horseshoe-shaped table at the bottom of the sea and they will communicate using white boards and ...
India sending Dornier aircraft to Maldives for surveillance mission
NEW DELHI: As part of the overall strategy to prevent China from further spreading its influence in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR), India is sending a Dornier aircraft to Maldives to help the country in maritime surveillance. Defence ministry source...
Maldives underwater meeting to address climate change
Small island nations have much at stake at the upcoming United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen. The Maldives, along with other islands such as Seychelles and Tuvalu, is organizing a series of activities and events to pressure the in...
Maldives cabinet rehearses underwater meeting
Ministers in the Maldives dived in their final rehearsals Friday ahead of an underwater cabinet meeting this weekend aimed at drawing attention to the dangers of global warming for the island nation. Ministers in full scuba gear dived six metres (2...
All set for underwater Cabinet meeting
Government ministers in scuba gear prepared Friday to hold an underwater meeting of the Maldives' Cabinet to highlight the threat global warming poses to the lowest-lying nation on earth. The Maldives' president will lead Saturday's meeting around ...
Maldives cabinet to go underwater
The government of the Maldives is to hold a cabinet meeting underwater to highlight the threat of global warming. President Mohamed Nasheed and his cabinet will sign a document during the 17 October dive, calling for global cuts in carbon emissions...
