Data_Sheet_2_Public engagement and collaboration for carbon dioxide removal: lessons from a project in the Dominican Republic.PDF

Despite an increase in literature on public perceptions of carbon dioxide removal (CDR), there remains a paucity of evidence describing the social and developmental processes involved in the implementation of projects in-situ. This research illustrates a case study documenting a planned research project for coastal enhanced weathering—a form of ocean alkalinity enhancement—in a remote, rural area of the Northwestern Dominican Republic, a Small Island Developing State particularly at risk from climate change impacts. This paper is a collaboration between the company responsible for the project (Vesta) and researchers located in the Dominican Republic and the United Kingdom, We draw upon 2 years' worth of surveys, interviews, focus groups, group information sessions, and reflexive documentation by the Dominican Republic researchers, to present a first-hand account of local community responses to the planned research project and to coastal enhanced weathering and climate change more broadly. We discuss themes of climate vulnerability, justice, and adaptive capacity through the lens of the collaborative governance and social diffusion principles that the project was designed with. We also reflect on a program of outreach and participatory activities which was established to support community development in the areas surrounding the field trial site, as informed by exploration of community needs drawn from the research.

尽管有关二氧化碳移除（carbon dioxide removal, CDR）公众认知的研究文献日益丰富，但目前仍缺乏关于原位（in-situ）实施此类项目所涉及的社会与发展进程的实证支撑资料。本研究以案例研究形式，记录了在多米尼加共和国西北部偏远农村地区开展的沿海强化风化（coastal enhanced weathering）试点研究项目——该技术属于海洋碱度增强（ocean alkalinity enhancement）技术范畴；而多米尼加作为小岛屿发展中国家，极易受到气候变化负面影响的冲击。本论文由负责该项目的企业（Vesta）与多米尼加共和国及英国的研究人员合作完成。我们依托多米尼加研究团队历时两年开展的问卷调查、访谈、焦点小组讨论、群体信息交流会及反思性记录资料，首次呈现了当地社区对该计划中研究项目、沿海强化风化技术以及更广泛的气候变化的真实响应情况。本研究基于项目设计时所遵循的协同治理与社会扩散原则，围绕气候脆弱性、气候正义与适应能力三大核心主题展开探讨。此外，我们还结合研究中挖掘的社区实际需求，对为支持试验场周边区域社区发展而设立的外展与参与式活动项目进行了反思。