unlikely dream job: maldives cabinet member

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Apparently the Maldives government is getting creative with its campaign to combat climate change. The President, VP and cabinet members held a meeting 20 feet under water to highlight the fact that if we, globally, don't cut our carbon emissions and engage in more sustainable activity, the effects - including possibly engulfing entire countries - will be irreversible.

Ahead of the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen in December - the first global meeting of its kind - accountability of each country is key. Though this underwater meeting is definitely largely a publicity stunt, I think that it's also a unique and clever way to integrate their local culture and environment to garner support for creative and innovative strategies to combat climate change. Plus, it's pretty baller.