- Thursday, 8 December 2022
- 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm GMT+1
- Virtual
Diasporas are development actors with economic, social, cultural and human capital. They contribute to their countries of origin and destination through transnational links and initiatives. Nevertheless, there are many gaps in data on the size and profile of diaspora communities as well as their contributions.
The absence of specified data impedes the development and implementation of evidence-based diaspora engagement and related development-focused policies and programmes. Many of these data gaps are endemic for practitioners and researchers due to the lack of effective and efficient methodologies for data collection and analysis, and there are few standardised tools and practises that support the collection of comparable data across populations and contexts. In addition, current methodologies tend to over focus on the impact of remittances as the main economic contribution of diasporas leaving aside other relevant economic contributions such as investment, philanthropy, trade and tourism.
The aim of this session is to present the two innovative methodologies developed by IOM to contribute to the better understand and systematize diasporas’ capital and potential for development: The IOM Diaspora Mapping Toolkit and Contributions and Counting.
Part 1 – The IOM Diaspora Mapping Toolkit
1:00 - 1:05 PM Opening remarks
- Elizabeth Warn, LMI Head, IOM
- Thomas Liebig, OECD
1:05 - 1:20 PM Presentation of the IOM Diaspora Mapping Toolkit
- Dr. Michaella Vanore, UNU Merit
1:20 - 1:45 PM Panel 1: Maximising data collection in diaspora mapping exercises
- Moderator: Larisa Lara, IOM
- Government of Eswatini, Dr. Andres Solimano, inDiaspora
Part 2 – Contributions and Counting
2:00 - 2:15 PM Presentation of Contributions and Counting
- Leon Isaacs, DMA Global
2:15 - 2:40 PM Panel 2: Maximising data collection in diaspora mapping exercises
- Moderator: Roberto Cancel, IOM
- Government of Moldova, Eric Guichard, Homestrings, TBC
2:40 - 2:55 PM Q & A
2:55 - 3:00 PM Closing Remarks
How to register
To register, go to https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIof-Ctqz8vHNatk8-zcyu5GkNGczcHee6W#/registration. For further details, please visit: International Forum on Migration Statistics 2023 (un.org)