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Improving Migration and Remittance Statistics through MIRPAL
Joint UNECE - UNFPAWorkshop on Migration Statistics
Antalya (Turkey) 26-27 October 2011
Outline of Presentation
A. Improving Migration and Remittance Statistics through MIRPAL…1. MIRPAL Network: Origins and Objectives2. Recent Activities3. Planned Activities
B. …and the broader Migration program of the World Bank
This presentation is based on inputs received from Sudharshan Canagarajah (Lead Economist and Coordinator, Europe and Central Asia (ECA) Regional Migration Program, World Bank) and Victor Sulla (Economist, ECA, World Bank). The slides on the Migration and Remittances Fact Book are reproduced from the work of Dilip Ratha, Sanket Mohapatra, and Ani Silwal.
Migration and Remittance Peer-Assisted Learning (MIRPAL) Network
MIRPAL• Launched in Moscow in June 2010 following
two years of various learning activities in response to the global financial crisis
• Supported in part by the UK Department for International Development (DfID), the World Bank Innovation Grant, and the South-South Experience Exchange Trust Fund.
Migration and Remittance Peer-Assisted Learning (MIRPAL) Network
MIRPAL• A community of migration and remittance practitioners
and experts (governmental and non-governmental agencies) from nine ECA countries: Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Moldova, Russian Federation, Tajikistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan
• MIRPAL Secretariat: managed by Migration XXI Century (a non-commercial foundation) in Moscow. MIRPAL National Coordinators manage country-specific activities.
Migration and Remittance Peer-Assisted Learning (MIRPAL) Network
Background• Many ECA countries have the highest emigration rates in
the world and the largest remittances in percent of GDP• Despite its key role in reducing poverty, labor migration at
the periphery of development agenda in many ECA countries
• Moscow Protocol of Intentions on Migration Policy in Member Countries: Toward the Creation of a Unified Migration Space (2009) – MIRPAL events helped bring together practitioners from CIS countries and develop the Protocol of Intentions
Migration and Remittance Peer-Assisted Learning (MIRPAL) Network
Areas of Interest1. improving remittance and migration data collection in
the CIS region2. introducing new technologies in remittances3. increasing impact of migration and remittances on
the poverty reduction4. maximizing macroeconomic benefits of migration and
remittances5. promoting Diasporas’ engagement as a source of
economic development of migrant-sending countries.
Migration and Remittance Peer-Assisted Learning (MIRPAL) Network
Tools and Work Formats1. Technical Assistance2. Analytical work 3. Knowledge Management4. Communication and Outreach
MIRPAL helps bring migration and remittances into the development agenda by supporting the following activities
1. Developing policy recommendations and implementing initiatives aimed at the improvement of labor migration policies in MIRPAL member countries
2. Providing a platform for a dialogue between state and non-government participants as well as key experts and practitioners
3. Raising awareness on importance and impact of labor migration and remittances
MIRPAL helps bring migration and remittances into the development agenda by supporting the following activities
3. Strengthening capacities and knowledge base of all Network members through the exchange of experience and best practice
4. Preparing analytical briefs and thematic research on specific topics of interest
5. Promoting inclusion of a growing number of ECA countries in initiatives and activities concerning issues related to remittances and migration and facilitating the dialogue among these countries
Migration and Remittance Peer-Assisted Learning (MIRPAL) Network
Network Members and Participants
MIRPAL Network: Recent Activities
Regional Workshops• International Workshop on Migration and Remittances in
the CIS Countries (Moscow, 2009)• The First MIRPAL Conference and Thematic Workshop
(Moscow, 2010)• International Workshop on Economic and Social Impact of
Migration, Remittances and Diaspora (Yerevan, 2010)• Second MIRPAL Conference and Thematic Workshop
(Support Services and Statistics) (Moscow, May 2011)Experience Exchange and Study Tours• Philippine Study Tour (2009)
MIRPAL Network: Recent Activities
Country Specific Technical Assistance and Research• Moscow Protocol of Intentions on Migration Policy in CIS
Countries (2009)• Development of National Labor Migration Strategies and
Action Plans in Tajikistan and Kyrgyz Republic (2010)
Global Development Learning Network (GDLN) Videoconferences
Seminars and Brown Bag Lunches
MIRPAL: Planned Activities
Specialized Survey simultaneously conducted in sending and receiving countries• Background: difficulty of collecting useful information in
countries of origin(1) when all members of the household move; (2) when household members left behind provide incomplete
information• To understand magnitude and impact of migration,
need to collect information from (1) households in countries of origin as well as from (2) migrants themselves in the host countries.
MIRPAL: Planned Activities
Specialized Survey simultaneously conducted in sending and receiving countriesComponents
(1) developing the methodology (stocktaking of survey instruments, development of questionnaire, regional conference)(2) pilot survey(s) (one recipient country and two countries of origin)(3) analysis and suggestions for improvement
MIRPAL: Planned Activities
Specialized Survey simultaneously conducted in sending and receiving countriesImplementation
1. Two-year project2. CISSTAT in collaboration with MIRPAL Secretariat
and national migration focal points 3. World Bank Team Leader: Victor Sulla
Migration and Remittance Peer-Assisted Learning (MIRPAL) Network
Web-based resources• http://www.worldbank.org/eca/migration• http://www.mirpal.org• http://escoop.worldbank.org/mirpal
Migration and Remittance Peer-Assisted Learning (MIRPAL) Network
MIRPAL is open to partnerships and joint workContactWashington – Sudharshan Canagrajah [email protected] – Natalia [email protected], [email protected] countries and national coordinators More info – please visit www.mirpal.org
Outline of Presentation
A. Improving Migration and Remittance Statistics through MIRPAL…1. MIRPAL Network: Origins and Objectives2. Recent Activities3. Planned Activities
B. …and the broader Migration program of the World Bank
This presentation is based on inputs received from Sudharshan Canagarajah (Lead Economist and Coordinator, Europe and Central Asia (ECA) Regional Migration Program, World Bank) and Victor Sulla (Economist, ECA, World Bank)
Migration and Remittances Factbook
• Provides a comprehensive picture of emigration, skilled emigration, immigration, and remittance flows for 210 countries and 15 country groups
• Draws on authoritative, publicly available data - national censuses, labor force surveys, population registers, IMF, central banks.
• Factbook 2011 updates the information in the popular 2008 edition with additional data for 71 countries
• Also provides selected socioeconomic characteristics -- population, labor force, age dependency ratio, gross national income (GNI) per capita, and poverty headcount
Source: Reproduced from the work of Dilip Ratha, Sanket Mohapatra, and Ani Silwal.
Migration and Remittances Factbook
Source: Reproduced from the work of Dilip Ratha, Sanket Mohapatra, and Ani Silwal.
Remittances in percent of GDP, 2009
Migration and Remittance Peer-Assisted Learning (MIRPAL) Network
Web-based resources• http://www.worldbank.org/eca/migration• http://www.mirpal.org• http://escoop.worldbank.org/mirpal
Migration and Remittance Peer-Assisted Learning (MIRPAL) Network
MIRPAL is open to partnerships and joint workContactWashington – Sudharshan Canagrajah [email protected] – Natalia [email protected], [email protected] countries and national coordinators More info – please visit www.mirpal.org