IN 2018 THE ASSOCIATION ADOPTED TWO POSITIONS STATEMENTS.
The International Standards for Community Development Practice
This is the full text of the Maynooth Declaration also adopted at the June 2018 World Community Development Conference.
IACD’s Previous Position Statements (Since 2000)
Policy Positions can be proposed by IACD members, the Board or its Standing Committees. In addition we may work in partnership with others to agree a common Position Statement, usually coming out as a Declaration from one of our international conferences e.g. the Budapest and the Maynooth Declarations. IACD did have a Policy Committee, but its role now lies with the full Board, informed by the work of the Standing Committees and partners. For more information about how IACD’s agrees position statements, please click here.
IACD members may wish to propose that the Board considers adopting a Position on an area of concern. If you are a member and wish the Board to consider this, please contact the IACD President.
- Policy Statement on the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
- Policy Statement on Climate Change
- Policy Declaration of Intent to Work towards Community Centred Economies
- Policy Statement on Building Democratic Institutions and Civil Society in the Asia-Pacific Region through Community Development
- Policy Statement on the Role of Community Development in Building Civil Society in Africa
- Policy Statement on Building European Civil Society Through Community Development
- Policy Statement on Globalisation, Migration and Social Development