ArakiSubmit proposal and unsigned coversheet in electronic form. Also submit two hard copies of the proposal and the signed coversheet.1. Global Climate Change Concerns: NGO Strategies and Resource Mobilization in the U.S. and Japan Title of Project2. Dr. Bunyan Bryant Name of Project Advisor Signature / Date3. Client Information: Name of Client Organization Name of Primary Contact ( ) Street Address City, State Zip Code Phone Number Email Address4. Final Team Members: hiroa @umich.edu Group Email Name Hiromitsu Araki Name of Member 1 Signature / Date Signature / Date5. Project Summary:This research aims to comprehend the current situation with environmental NGOs tackling the global climate change, examining the strategies of environmental NGOs in approaching the issue. The research focuses on the difference between traditional NGOs’ approach and climate justice approach; the relationship between theiractivities related to climate change and popular support.6. NRE 701 Instructor Approval:1Araki Donna Erickson Signature / Date2ArakiAbstractThe nonparticipation of the United States in the Kyoto Protocol shows the limitations of environmental NGO advocacy. Although environmental NGOs are increasingly powerful in terms of the scale, traditional NGOs have exerted little influenceon decision makers, and may not have gotten sufficient popular support in respect to climate change. On the other hand, the environmental justice movement has become vigorous in the 1990s in the United States. While focusing on environmental degradation around people of color and in economically disadvantaged communities, the movement aims to treat broader topics, such as global climate change, thus coining the term, climatejustice.This research aims to delineate both the traditional environmental and new environmental justice NGOs tackling global climate change by evaluating the strategies in approaching climate change. In particular, this study will focus on comparing the traditional and climate justice approaches highlighting the differences in strategy and degree of popular supports. Since the environmental justice movement is based on local grassroot groups, this study also investigates interactions between international, national and regional NGOs committing in environmental justice and local grassroot groups. In order to comprehensively evaluate the activities of broader environmental NGOs, this study will analyze the nonprofits data that can be obtained from NCCS (the National Center for Charitable Statistics) at the Urban Institute that compiles the data from IRS form 990. This study attempts to grasp the advantages and disadvantages of their strategies to the global climate change, and how both types of environmental NGOs address the global climate change to attract the popular support.3Araki.Table of ContentsAbstract ∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙ 2Table of Contents ∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙ 3Introduction ∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙ 4Problem statement ∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙ 5Background ∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙ 6-7Description of Proposed Research ∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙ 8-10Schedule∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙ 11Anticipated Results and Products ∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙ 11Description of Relevant Institutional Resources ∙∙∙∙∙∙∙ 12Budget ∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙ 12List of References ∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙ 134ArakiIntroductionAs the threat of global climate change grows, the importance of environmental NGO advocacy increases. However, traditional environmental NGOs have not exerted sufficient influence on public opinion and decision makers. In addition, they may not have gotten sufficient popular support in respect global climate change.On the other hand, many environmental justice grassroots organizations sprang upin the 1980s and 90s. The environmental justice movement has tried to extend its sphere of influence from local health concerns to global climate change. The fusion of environmental justice and climate change has led to the new term, climate justice.Traditional environmental NGOs mainly promoting nature protection and environmental justice NGOs focusing on issues related to environmental inequality may address climate change in different ways. Hence, the different strategies toward global climate change should be a worthwhile topic of comparison in regard to environmental movements. In addition, points of agreement between the two different environmentalisms may be found.This study aims to characterize the differences in dealing with global climate change. In order to highlight the organizational differences, degree of organizational development will also be examined. For traditional environmental NGOs that may be highly professionalized, global
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