in the u.s., dan pfeiffer tweeted this -- a twitter user said that the fact that this was a zero-sum game between economic growth and the environment was a lie. so, the time, former president mohamed nasheed spoke about the challenges facing the maldives, where he used to be president, of course. mr. nasheed: small changes to climate and the levels have great impact on the maldives. global warming is leaching -- is leaching -- global warming is bleaching our corals. if you have your corals dying, there's little to see. the coral is the first line of defense against coastal erosion. there's a number of issues that we are having to face because of climate change. there is still a window of opportunity. i believe we can still survive, not only through mitigation but with very heavy adaptation, or different types of adaptation. we must be now thinking of a situation where the sea levels will rise and, therefore, where we might be able to protect our island after sea level rise. anchor: that is the former president of the mounties, a country that is so deeply -- the maldives, a country th