The governance arrangements of the CIDP include the Conference, the Leaders’ Summit, the Member’s Representative Council, the National/Local Sustainable Development Boards and the Secretariat.
I. The Conference meets every two years and is the apex decision-making body of the CIDP, providing policy guidance and taking decisions on key issues as they arise. It comprises of members of the Leader’s Summit and Member’s Representative Council.
II. The Leaders’ Summit meets every year, provides policy guidance and performs any other duties assigned to it by the Conference. The Member’s Representative Council comprises of three members from each National/Local Sustainable Development Board, meets twice a year and implements the decisions made at the Conference and the Summit.
III. The National/Local Sustainable Development Boards are boards set up within each CIDP Member Country and coordinates the implementation of the decisions of the CIDP at the national/local level and reports back to the Council.
IV. The CIDP Charter is currently being reviewed based on the outcomes of the CIDP Leaders’ Summit in 2019 which proposes for a more leaner governance structure.