The government of the Maldives held a cabinet meeting about five meters (16ft) underwater to highlight the threat of global warming. President Mohamed Nasheed and his cabinet signed a document calling for global cuts in carbon emissions. Ministers spent half an hour on the sea bed and communicated with white boards and hand signals. Three of the 14 cabinet ministers missed the underwater meeting because two were not given medical permission and another was abroad, officials said. The Maldives stand an average of 2.1 meters (7ft) above sea level, and the government says they face being wiped out if oceans rise.
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