The "Med – HIMS" Surveys An Overview MGSC 16-17 March 2017 Point 10 of the Agenda

Intro Migration Flows became a KEY ISSUE for policy makers and researchers in last decade Importance to HARMONIZE DEFINITIONS and GET INDICATORS for the migration phenomenon Settlement of a methodology to measure migration flows at the global level 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development The new global development framework identifies 17 SDG Request of NSOs of most of South countries of the ENP

SDG Med-HIMS Migration Flows Causes Determinants Government Policymakers Med-HIMS Migration Flows Policy Decisions SDG

Med-HIMS Consist of a regional programme of coordinated international migration surveys (single-round and cross-sectional). Aim of the project: provide information on the determinants and consequences of international migration and mobility. Started in 2008 in the EU financed MEDSTAT Programme and became a joint initiative (World Bank, UNFPA, UNHCR, ILO, IOM, LAS)

Med-HIMS Main instruments (set of manuals): Manual 1: Model Questionnaires Manual 2: Survey Design and Organization Manual 3: Instruction to Supervisors Manual 4: Instruction to Interviewers Manual 5: Data Dictionary and Recode Specifications Manual 7: Guidelines for Data Tabulations and Analysis Main modules included into the each questionnaire (multi-topic, multi-level, retrospective and comparative): MQ1: Household Questionnaire MQ2: Individual Questionnaire for Out Migrant MQ3: Individual Questionnaire for Return Migrant MQ4: Individual Questionnaire for Non Migrant MQ5: Individual Questionnaire for Forced migrant MQ6: Household Socio-Economic and Environmental Characteristics MQ7: Community Characteristics Questionnaire (optional)

Med-HIMS Output data as evidence based information: National Migration Profile; Development of migration policies; Design of successful action programmes; Identification of priority areas; Development of measures dealing with refugees and forced migration; Migration governance; Institutional partnership with the main receiving countries; Assessing effects; Etc.

Managing the Programme International level: international representatives with Eurostat as chair. Programme Steering Committee (PSC) Project Implementation Unit (PIU) National level: planning, preparation and implementation managed by NSOs. National Project Steering Committee (NPSC) National project Implementation Unit (NPIU) Countries: Egypt, Jordan, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco and Lebanon

Future Work and Challenges Promotional materials Visualisation Dissemination Comparative analysis Main Challenge: OPERATIONAL PHASE Full Med-HIMS (every 10 years) Med-HIMS "light" (more regularly) To add a migration module in other surveys Migration-related questions in censuses Migration Survey

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