Data_Sheet_5_Public engagement and collaboration for carbon dioxide removal: lessons from a project in the Dominican Republic.docx

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增多，但目前仍缺乏关于原位实施此类项目所涉及的社会与发展进程的实证资料。本研究以多米尼加共和国西北部偏远乡村地区的一项规划中的海岸强化风化（coastal enhanced weathering）研究项目为案例展开分析——该技术属于海洋碱度增强（ocean alkalinity enhancement）手段之一，而多米尼加作为极易受到气候变化影响的小岛屿发展中国家，面临着显著的气候风险。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。研究团队依托多米尼加研究人员历时两年开展的问卷调查、访谈、焦点小组讨论、集体信息宣讲会及反思性记录资料，首次呈现了当地社区对这项规划中研究项目、海岸强化风化技术以及更广泛的气候变化议题的亲历实录。研究团队以项目设计所遵循的协作治理与社会扩散原则为分析视角，探讨了气候脆弱性、气候正义与适应能力等核心议题。此外，研究团队还基于研究中对社区需求的探索，对旨在支持试验场地周边区域社区发展的外展与参与式活动项目进行了反思。