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Civil society and corporate strategies to address global climate change
Case study of the response to climate change in one country focusing on the actions of non-governmental stakeholders
Synthesis, evaluation and skills opportunities
Why perspectives and viewpoints may be different about the need for, practicality and urgency of action on global climate change
Key terms
Key terms
- Civil society: The aggregate of non-governmental organizations and institutions that manifest interests and will of citizens.
- Corporate social responsibility: A self-regulatory business model practiced by large and small companies. The concept allows businesses to be socially accountable to their stakeholders and the public. By adopting clear CSR strategies, companies accept responsibility for their impact on society – including all economic, social, and environmental aspects.
- Non-governmental stakeholders: Organisations or movements that work independently of governments to address matters of public concern.
Activity
Activity
You will create an outline for an essay answering the following question:
Evaluate the response to climate change of non-governmental stakeholders in a named country of your choice.
Evaluate the response to climate change of non-governmental stakeholders in a named country of your choice.
You can print the outline and bring it to class, where you will have 35 minutes to write it.
Your outline should include:
A thesis statement
An introduction where you introduce the issue and define your vocabulary
An understanding of how civil society groups can mitigate global climate change.
An understanding of how corporations can mitigate global climate change.
Three arguments, including a counter argument with
Supporting facts
Specific case study
A conceptual understanding, using the 4P
A conclusion
Date of in-class essay: December 9th
Possible Case studies
Possible Case studies
AI prompt: give me a list of case studies of the response to climate change in one country focusing on the actions of non-governmental stakeholders. Each country should have a clear issue, an NGO and a corporate stakeholder
1. United States – Wildfire risk and community resilience
Issue: Increasing frequency and intensity of wildfires in California.
NGO: The Nature Conservancy supported prescribed-burn programs and community education.
Corporate stakeholder: PG&E invested in grid hardening, vegetation management, and early-warning technologies to reduce fire ignition risks.
2. Kenya – Drought vulnerability and water security
Issue: Prolonged droughts that reduced agricultural productivity and threatened rural livelihoods.
NGO: Water.org expanded access to small-scale water infrastructure through microfinance partnerships.
Corporate stakeholder: Safaricom supported climate-smart agriculture programs and mobile-based drought-warning systems.
3. Bangladesh – Coastal flooding and climate displacement
Issue: Sea-level rise that intensified salinity intrusion and increased cyclone impacts.
NGO: BRAC developed cyclone-resilient shelters and supported climate-adapted livelihoods.
Corporate stakeholder: Unilever Bangladesh promoted salt-tolerant crops and invested in community resilience projects in vulnerable districts.
4. Germany – Energy transition and emissions reduction
Issue: National need to reduce dependence on fossil fuels.
NGO: Greenpeace Germany advocated for accelerated coal phase-out and supported community renewable projects.
Corporate stakeholder: Siemens invested in large-scale wind and grid-modernization technologies.
5. Indonesia – Deforestation and peatland degradation
Issue: Forest loss linked to palm-oil production that increased carbon emissions and regional haze.
NGO: WWF Indonesia assisted with sustainable land-management programs and community monitoring initiatives.
Corporate stakeholder: Unilever worked with suppliers to improve traceability and adopted no-deforestation sourcing policies.
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