The organizational structure, as adopted by the Third Pacific Islands Conference in April 1990, contains the following elements:

• Pacific Islands Conference

• Standing Committee

• Program Planning Committees

• Secretariat (Pacific Islands Conference of Leaders)

Beginning in 1991, the research and training activities of PIDP were restructured to maximize efficiency and effectiveness, given the available financial resources. This structural change from the traditional "project mode" of operation to an "integrated programmatic approach" was designed to facilitate versatility and continuity in PIDP's activities in response to the priorities determined by the Pacific Island leaders.

Based on the issues and priorities identified by the Pacific Islands Conference and its Standing Committee, PIDP's activities are organized into several indicative programs. Each program, with its clear goal, provides the framework of direction under which the relevant projects are planned, coordinated, implemented, and provided with resources over time.

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Pacific Islands Conference

The Pacific Islands Conference of Leaders (PIC) is made up of the 20 heads of government from the Pacific islands region. The Conference now meets once every three years. Conference members include:

American Samoa Cook Islands Federated States of Micronesia Fiji Islands French Polynesia Guam Hawai‘i Kiribati Marshall Islands Nauru

New Caledonia Niue Northern Mariana Islands Palau Papua New Guinea Samoa Solomon Islands Tonga Tuvalu Vanuatu

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STANDING COMMITTEE

The officers of the Pacific Islands Conference serve as the Chairman and the Vice-Chairman of its Standing Committee. The Committee meets every year to review the accomplishments of PIDP, discuss strategies and issues of concern to island nations, and prioritize PIDP activities. 

Acting Chairman His Excellency Kessai Note President, Republic of the Marshall Islands

Members

Governor, American Samoa Prime Minister, Cook Islands President, Federated States of Micronesia Prime Minister, Fiji Islands President, French Polynesia Governor, Guam Governor, Hawai‘i President, Kiribati President, Nauru President, New Caledonia

Premier, Niue Governor, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands President, Republic of Palau Prime Minister, Papua New Guinea Prime Minister, Samoa Prime Minister, Solomon Islands Prime Minister, Tonga Prime Minister, Tuvalu Prime Minister, Vanuatu

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Official Observers

• Forum Fisheries Agency, Director

• Forum Secretariat, Secretary-General

• Pacific Basin Development Council, Executive Director

• South Pacific Applied Geoscience Commission, Director

• South Pacific Commission, Secretary-General

• South Pacific Regional Environment Programme, Director

• Tourism Council of the South Pacific, Director

• University of the South Pacific, Vice Chancellor