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

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
 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
Aim and Topics
 To study the recent trends, causes, determinants, dynamics
and consequences of international migration, and the interlinkages 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
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
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
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
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
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$.