"I still remember sneaking into the canals as a child and seeing the greenery along them. Already there was less and l…"

"My identity is confusing. In Thai culture I’m a little bit American, and in American culture I’m very Thai. I don’t w…"

"The floods changed my life."

"For us, climate change is primarily a water crisis,” she said. “Our people can feel its impacts in their daily lives,…"

"In many sinking cities, including Bangkok, the current urban infrastructure is not fit for purpose and is “reducing o…"

"For us, as a city of water, the only way is to go back to our amphibious culture and reclaim the relationship with wa…"

"To date, Thailand has tried to tackle its flooding problem by building “higher and higher dams,” she said, arguing th…"

"The most important thing is to (follow) the wisdom of people from the past who used to live with water."

"Being resilient is the ability to thrive and to survive,” Voraakhom said. “We have that ability as human beings, but …"

"Green, climate resilient areas are a “good long-term investment” for cities, she said, and “the best solution for the…"