Stopping Sea Level From Destroying Land- Creating Floating Islands

So the small island nation of the Maldives (a series of almost 1,200 islands in the Indian Ocean) has taken a very aggressive role in dealing with the impending doom that will be caused by rising sea levels. As a nation that has no land really more than 6' above sea level, the nation is active in education, reduction and preserving their environment as much as possible.

Unfortunately, there efforts can be found to be undermined by other nations who are not as concerned or noticing the effects of their actions. The nation is touting itself as carbon neutral however because we all share all of the resources of the Earth they are only as good as the weakest link.

The country has teamed up to begin creating floating islands that will begin to become a refuge if sea levels begin to rise above a safe threshold. Built practically as a floating version of Atlantis, this design is fairly interesting, but the article does not fully address how these floating cities would be capable of sustaining life without contact to outside land, nor does it address issues of fuel or waste disposal.

Still, I suppose this can make those living in low lying areas rest slightly more comfortably.
http://www.inhabitat.com/2010/03/05/maldives-to-fight-rising-sea-levels-with-floating-islands/