Beyond Borders: Defending Communities and the Climate in Thailand and the Mekong

February 17, 2026 • By Sharon Pia Hickey

In this episode, Sharon Pia Hickey Programme Officer at International IDEA’s Constitution-Building and Climate Change and Democracy programmes speaks with Thai lawyer Sor Rattanamanee Polkla, Executive Coordinator, and Co-Founder of Community Resources Centre Foundation about the landscape of climate and environmental litigation in Thailand.

Drawing on her experience with cases focusing on extractive industries, development projects, and public interest law, Sor tracks her path from realising the importance of protest and shares a message for climate lawyers across the region.

Background reading

Let the courts decide? The Potential and Limitations of Climate Litigation from a Democracy Perspective

Guest

Sor Rattanamanee Polkla, Executive Coordinator, and Co-Founder of Community Resources Centre Foundation

View our themes

Climate Change and Democracy

About the host

Sharon Pia Hickey - Programme Officer, Constitution-Building and Climate Change and Democracy programmes

Programme Officer, Constitution-Building and Climate Change and Democracy programmes

Sharon Pia Hickey is a lawyer and Programme Officer at International IDEA’s Constitution-Building and Climate Change and Democracy programmes. Her work at IDEA includes advancing climate…