Smith Dharmasaroja, chairman of the government's Committee of National Disaster Warning Administration, explains Bangkok's future flooding problems during an interview at his office in Bangkok, Thailand. 'We feel that with the ground sinking and the sea water rising Bangkok will be under sea water in the next 15 to 20 years -- permanently', Dharmasaroja said. (AP Photo/David Longstreath)

Thai Buddhist monk Somnuk Attipanyo walks along a dam he and others at Wat Khun Samut Chin community, 20 kilometers (12 miles) from downtown Bangkok, have constructed to hold back the approaching sea. The Wat, or temple, has been losing ground to the approaching sea as global warming continues to raise sea levels in costal areas. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

Related website: Wat Khun Samut – www.khunsamut.com