Organizations, Systems and the Environment
Evan Schwartz
The Chicago School of Professional Psychology

Abstract

Organizations, Systems and the Environment
There are many issues that are in need of support internationally. The international community has rallied around many causes over the years. International psychologists may choose to focus their work in one or more of these areas, including but not limited to, women and children empowerment, refugee advocacy, education, disaster response, emigration and immigration, policy and decision making, health care, poverty and economic justice, and environmental conservation (Gibbons, 2012). There are many aspects of the environment that affect our global society. It is crucial for organizations of all types to understand their role in environmental issues. Although, there are groups of individuals taking steps to improve these issues, these efforts will not be successful until everyone works together on a common goal of environmental sustainability. Boyd and Osbahr assess international organizations that are addressing concerns related to climate change (2010, p.629). The authors stressed the need for action in the area of the environment. The goal of this project is to gain a greater understanding of how three different organizations have taken measures to address climate change.
There are many aspects of the environment that affect our global society. As globalization progresses, the earth’s natural systems will change local environmental issues into global problems. Nations all over the planet will be affected by all environmental problems including acid rain, air pollution, climate change, ozone depletion, smog, water pollution, production of food, overpopulation, and rain forest destruction. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate change stated that people are experiencing changing weather