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To alert the world to the threat sea level rise due to climate change poses to the low-lying Maldive Islands, the President and his cabinet will hold their next meeting underwater.
In the tiny island nation of the Maldives the threats from climate change are visible. Averaging about two meters above sea level, the Maldives is bracing itself for rising seas. So the president has come up with a splashy stunt: holding his next cabinet meeting underwater. Host Jeff Young talks with Mohamed Aslam, the Minister of the Environment about this gathering.