New solution floated for the Maldives

No it's not quite the 1st of the month just yet. It's not even April! But the apparent appearance of this idea to be some kind of April fool's joke is too tempting. Nevertheless, the idea does appear to be an environmentally friendly option due to the collaboration with nature but it would come at a high price. The Maldive government have hired the Dutch architecture firm Waterstudio to design a series of floating islands as a solution to the effects of climate change.

I'll let you make up your own mind with this one.