Pilot4dev conducted a CRIC workshop on coastal capacity development to help climate resilient disaster responses on March 19, 2021. The event was coordinated by Pilot4Dev with the support of UCLG ASPAC, and featured ideas from European, Indonesian, and Indian experts to assist local governments in coastal cities in planning for the impacts of climate change.

Pilot4dev is pleased to announce that we are organising two workshop sessions on the 19th of March 2021.

The first workshop will take place between 9.00 am to 11.00 am (CET) and will treat about Coastal areas and Climate Adaptation (in the framework with the CRIC project).

The full agenda for the morning session is available at this link.

 Registrations are open at the following link: https://forms.gle/6J5EiUkAfmX7E3kh8

The second workshop session will take place between 2.00 pm CET to 4.00 pm (CET) and will treat about Circular Economy as a chance for the oceans' protection (In the framework of the project Life’Adapt Island).

The full agenda for the afternoon session is available at this link.

For this session you can register at the following link: https://forms.gle/6J5EiUkAfmX7E3kh8 

If you have any questions regarding this event, please contact  

We are proud to announce that we have crossed another milestone, this month we are celebrating our 3^rd anniversary.

Pilot4dev was founded in the beginning of 2018 at the initiative of Dr. Pascaline Gaborit, our Director with the advice of high-level experts. The idea was that there was a gap in connecting pioneering initiatives for sustainable development, and not enough efforts in implementing SDGs. What started out as a small NGO working to connect stakeholders to support worldwide sustainable development has now grown to a point where we have been able to expand our team with the arrival of Emmanuel Rivéra as project officer! Our organization has countless achievements and accomplishments, especially from last year which proved exceptionally productive for us.

We propelled in full swing our activities on three different EU funded projects taking place in South East Asia (Indonesia and India), Tanzania and Guadeloupe.

It would never have been possible either without the support from the Pilot4dev board of directors and the co-funding of the European Union to three collaborative projects on Climate resilience, Adaptation and Dialogue for Development.

We are also grateful to our partners who trusted in us to work together to build innovative projects promoting resilience, dialogue and climate adaptation/mitigation. The demands, challenges and feedbacks received from our projects have pushed us towards more efforts over the last year.

We plan to keep our organization growing even more in 2021 and to continue to support worldwide sustainable projects the best way we do: by working together. With your support we wish to sustain our action, promote actions on the ground and increase our impact.

We are happy to announce our latest fundraising campaigns ! In order to better support local partners such as the Green Duluti foundation in Arusha and the small scale initiatives to adapt to climate change we have put together 3 different funds. This will give you the ability to choose how you want to contribute to Pilot4Dev's work ! 

Join our movement of support for small scale initiatives working towards making climate adaptation successful by donating to our funds !

Click through the three campaigns below to see the support you can provide !

Thank you for your support !

We were delighted to co-chair the Pilot 4 Research and Dialogue which took place on the 10^th and 11^th of December 2020 !

It was a great opportunity to learn more about the main findings, main steps and milestones of the first study of the project, titled "Tanzania Macroeconomic and Fiscal reforms: Positive Developments” presented by the research leader, Dr. Kaihula Bishagazi. 

It led to greatly fruitful discussions and recommendations to progress the study further ahead of its publication. 

In the afternoon of the first day of the panel, we looked at the presentation of 2 interesting case studies: the question of the fiscal reforms in the extractive industries and the implementation of the S.D.Gs.

The first case study on the extractive industries introduced an example on how a multi-stakeholders dialogue could lead to efficient tax reforms and bring positive results to the surrounding communities, while also taking into account, security, their external environmental impacts and their economic potential also in link with other economic sectors.

The second case study illustrated the difficulties in assessing the implementation of the SDGs.

The second day was also rich in insightful discussions from attendees, suggestions and recommendations on the finalization of the study and on the project’s next steps.

We are very thankful to the attendees and the team and researchers for their work so far and look forward to seeing the progress achieved over the coming months !

Chennai, the capital of the state of Tamil Nadu in India has been hit by the cyclone Nivar last 25^th of November.

Dr. Pascaline Gaborit, our director, had the chance to take part to today's debate organised by Friends of Europe regarding the sustainability challenges posed by citizens' habits in our society.

Our product consumption whether it of food, technology or clothing is a core part of our society. Yet our current way of life is lagging behind when it comes to adapting and tackling the climate crisis. 

This debate allowed us to engage with speakers such as Garrette E. Clark who is the Sustainable Lifestyles Programme Officer at the Consumption and Production Unit of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP).

Dr. Gaborit was able to ask a key question to her during the debate: Will citizens and consumers behavior change be sufficient? Are we free to opt for sustainable choices when the production, transportation and energy rely so much on fossil fuel?

In a world economy which rely so much on polluting industries, fossil fuels and unsustainable development, can citizens really tip the balance on their own?

Due to time limitations, the debate on the question was unfortunately minimal, but it is a crucial and key point towards achieving a sustainable society on a large scale.

We were delighted to be invited to participate to the panel debate organised by Friends of Europe today.

It was greatly interesting to learn more about the point of view of eminent EU officials, such as EU Commissionner for International Partnership Urpilainen, African Union Commissionner for trade and industry Muchanga and EU Commissionner for the Economy Paolo Gentiloni. It was also very insightful to hear the point of views of Ambassador Nyrinkindi Katungye as well as EC Executive VP for an Economy that works for People.

It was a great opportunity to discuss in more detail regarding the current aspects of the relation between Africa and the EU in terms of trade, jobs and sustainable growth !

During this event, our Director Dr. Pascaline Gaborit asked questions had the opportunity to ask the following questions:

• "How can NGOS, cities, the private sector and civil society organizations be enhanced to facilitate the transition towards a Green, Fair and inclusive economy?";
• "How to facilitate investments in the implementation of SDGs?";
• "How to build a system where everybody can succeed and have a chance?";
• "How can the EU/Africa partnership help to deconstruct these risk myths and create an attractive environment to support African entrepreneurs to attract investments and thereby increase job creation?"

Due to time constraints, the speakers were not able to approach her questions, however we are expecting answers to be provided to us in the near future ! Expect an update in the near future !

Pilot4DEV attended the first rountable of the Scientific Committee of the LIFE Adapt'Island project financed by the LIFE Programme.

Through this meeting, the LIFE Adapt'Island project team and Pilot4DEV were able to meet and discuss with highly specialized experts in marine ecology, mangroves, and the adaptation of eco systems as well as a member of the IPCC specialized in the adaptation of small islands to climate change.

As we all know, marine and coastal ecosystems such as mangroves, seagrass beds and coral reefs are invaluable in dampening the catastrophic effects of cyclonic events and climate change. 

Among its chief aims, the project LIFE Adapt Island aims to protect, rehabilitate and manage the following species in Guadeloupe:

• 80,000 m² of mangroves (10,000 seedlings)
• 45,000 m² of seagrass beds (cultivation of 5,000 seeds)
• 45,000 m² of corals (15,000 specimens)

In turn, these actions could provide more protection for the coastal areas and the island itself as well and make it more resilient in the long run as Climate Change becomes more prevalent. Eco-moorings will be developed at a larger scale to remove pressure from the eco systems. 

Click here to learn more about the LIFE Adapt'Island project !

Pilot4Dev and CRIC will take part to the next edition of the Urban Thinker's Campus. The Urban Thinkers Campus (UTC) is a UN-Habitat driven World Urban Campaign initiative.