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MED-HIMS: Surveys on Migration

MED-HIMS: Surveys on Migration. Committee for Coordination of Statistical Activities Luxembourg, 9 September 2011. Presentation by Rosemary Montgomery (Unit D-1, Eurostat). Origin of the project.

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MED-HIMS: Surveys on Migration

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  1. MED-HIMS: Surveys on Migration Committee for Coordination of Statistical Activities Luxembourg, 9 September 2011 Presentation by Rosemary Montgomery (Unit D-1, Eurostat)

  2. Origin of the project • The ‘Mediterranean Household International Migration Survey’ (MED-HIMS) is a regional programme of coordinated international migration surveys requested by the National Statistical Offices of 8 countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. • The project originated in the European Commission’s MEDSTAT II Programme and benefited from the collaboration of the MED National Statistical Offices, EUROSTAT, the World Bank, UNHCR and more recently the UNFPA

  3. Aim and Topics • To study the recent trends, causes, determinants, dynamics and consequences of international migration, and the inter-linkages between migration and development; • To explore scenarios for a closer cooperation in the area of migration and development between the MENA region and receiving countries

  4. Justification for the project • Both the sending and destination countries need a comprehensive and balanced approach to migration. • This requires policies and measures addressing a broad range of challenges and opportunities through dialogue and cooperation. • Unfortunately, comprehensive, scientific data regarding the determinants, dynamics and consequences of international migration and the migration intentions of the rapidly increasing young people in the Arab countries are not available

  5. Methodology and Tools • The strength of MED-HIMS is the use of a common set of Model Questionnaires (MQs), manuals and tools covering the different phases of survey implementation. • The MED-HIMS are designed to collect data useful to understand the nature of MED-migration and the demographic and socio-economic characteristics of migrants • The MED-HIMS are designed to develop specific methodologies for collecting and analyzing international migration data

  6. M1: The Model Questionnaires MQ-1: The Household Questionnaire MQ-2: Individual Questionnaire for Out-migrant MQ-3: Individual Questionnaire for Return Migrant MQ-4: Individual Questionnaire for Non-migrant MQ-5: Individual Questionnaire for Forced Migrant MQ-6: The Household Socio-economic and Environmental Conditions Questionnaire MQ-7: The Community Characteristics Questionnaire

  7. Manuals and other tools M2 - Survey Design and Organization Manual M3 - Instructions to Supervisors M4 - Instructions to Interviewers M5 - Manual on Sample Design M6 - Coding and Recode Specifications Manual M7 - Manual on Guidelines for Principal Country Report

  8. Implementation Modalities • The MED-HIMS will be organised and implemented in two phases with the first phase covering the surveys in Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon and one other country, and the second phase extending the programme to cover the remaining Medstat countries. • An earlier version of the MQs developed in 2009 was successfully adapted to the local situation by the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics in its 2010 National Migration Survey. • Preliminary estimates indicate that the international funding necessary for the MED-HIMS Phase One Project amounts to about 3,3 million Euro, or 4,7 million US$.

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