Government ministers in the Maldives are taking scuba lessons and learning hand signals in preparation for an unprecedented underwater cabinet meeting intended to highlight the threat of global warming. Since taking office last year, President Mohamed Nasheed has emerged as an important voice on the impact of climate change amid fears that rising ocean levels could swamp his nation within a century. The Maldives is the lowest-lying nation on earth. The ministers, who will wear scuba gear for the Oct. 17 gathering, plan to sign a document calling on all countries to reduce their carbon emissions.

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