INDEPTH INDEPTH Migration and Urbanisation Migration and Urbanisation Working Group Working Group PROGRESS AND PROGRESS AND DEVELOPMENTS DEVELOPMENTS INDEPTH AGSM – Nairobi – 3-7 September 2007
Migration as a field of Migration as a field of study study • Populations can be highly mobile Populations can be highly mobile • • Conceptual and logistical challenges Conceptual and logistical challenges • • Wide gaps in available data Wide gaps in available data • • Data complexities Data complexities • • Migrants traverse space and time Migrants traverse space and time • • Repeated events & cyclical movement Repeated events & cyclical movement • • Challenges getting the denominator right Challenges getting the denominator right • • Evidence is patchy on the consequences for health and Evidence is patchy on the consequences for health and • socio- -economic status economic status socio • Longitudinal dimension usually lacking Longitudinal dimension usually lacking •
What can What can INDEPTH offer? INDEPTH offer? • Unique strengths of DSS data Unique strengths of DSS data • • Demographic structure of migration Demographic structure of migration • • Age Age- - sex distributions sex distributions • • Origin/ destination distributions Origin/ destination distributions • • Changing gender balance of out Changing gender balance of out- -migration migration • • Temporal evidence on consequences for health and Temporal evidence on consequences for health and • poverty poverty • NEG: Disrupt social networks and supervision NEG: Disrupt social networks and supervision • • POS: Provide info and resources (remittances) POS: Provide info and resources (remittances) •
Goal of the MUWG Goal of the MUWG • Facilitate the development of INDEPTH as a Facilitate the development of INDEPTH as a • resource for migration studies resource for migration studies • Production of a peer Production of a peer- -reviewed book: reviewed book: • ‘‘Migration, health and poverty dynamics, from the Migration, health and poverty dynamics, from the ‘‘ ground up’’ ’’. . ground up • Eleven DSS sites from nine countries in Africa Eleven DSS sites from nine countries in Africa • and Asia and Asia
Conceptual model Conceptual model
Book structure Book structure • Introduction Introduction • • The state of knowledge on migration and health in The state of knowledge on migration and health in • the developing world, highlighting the role for the developing world, highlighting the role for INDEPTH sites INDEPTH sites • Methodology Methodology • • How do we record migration and health in DSS How do we record migration and health in DSS • sites? sites? • Strengths and weaknesses Strengths and weaknesses •
Community Context Community Context • Grid of community indicators by site Grid of community indicators by site • Ecology (climate/ type of agriculture/ settlement type) Ecology (climate/ type of agriculture/ settlement type) • • Economic context (relative community deprivation) Economic context (relative community deprivation) • • Social norms (obligations on men and women) Social norms (obligations on men and women) • • Age/ Sex structure (child dependency ratio) Age/ Sex structure (child dependency ratio) • • Ethnicity (% dominant group/ diversity) Ethnicity (% dominant group/ diversity) • • Education (% enrollment by specific ages) Education (% enrollment by specific ages) • • Migration context context (%migrants, % (%migrants, % temporary temporary migrants, migrants, sex sex ratio, ratio, Migration • • destinations) destinations) • Who is a typical migrant? Who is a typical migrant? •
Site chapters I Site chapters I • Theme 1: Migration, population and heath dynamics Theme 1: Migration, population and heath dynamics • (six substantive chapters) (six substantive chapters) • Kisumu Kisumu: : • • in in- -migration is significantly positive for child survival migration is significantly positive for child survival • • Particularly children moving with parents returning from Particularly children moving with parents returning from • urban areas urban areas • Nairobi: Nairobi: • • in in- -migration is significantly negative for child survival migration is significantly negative for child survival • • Particularly for a few months after in Particularly for a few months after in- -migration after in migration after in- - • migration migration
Site chapters II Site chapters II • Theme 2: Migration and socio Theme 2: Migration and socio- -economic status economic status • (five substantive chapters) (five substantive chapters) • Agincourt: Agincourt: • • Temporary migration increases modern assets in the Temporary migration increases modern assets in the • households left behind, but decreases livestock assets; households left behind, but decreases livestock assets; Permanent migration has no effect Permanent migration has no effect • Kanchanaburi Kanchanaburi • • out out- -migration results in a reduction in the amount of land migration results in a reduction in the amount of land • used for agriculture, particularly intensive agriculture used for agriculture, particularly intensive agriculture • Households adapt by adjusting the proportion of household Households adapt by adjusting the proportion of household • members engaged in agriculture. members engaged in agriculture.
Other technical Other technical features features • Comparative presentation of age Comparative presentation of age- -sex profiles of sex profiles of • migration migration • Guidelines on how to conduct migration Guidelines on how to conduct migration • surveillance in DSS sites surveillance in DSS sites • Guidelines on how to set up DSS data for event Guidelines on how to set up DSS data for event • history analysis history analysis
Expected Impact of Expected Impact of the book the book • Unique presentation of DSS data for migration Unique presentation of DSS data for migration • and urbanisation studies and urbanisation studies • Peer Peer- -reviewed contribution to knowledge on reviewed contribution to knowledge on • migration patterns in the development world migration patterns in the development world and their consequences for health and poverty and their consequences for health and poverty • Audience: scientists, students in public health, Audience: scientists, students in public health, • demography, social sciences, and development demography, social sciences, and development studies, DSS data managers and site leaders, studies, DSS data managers and site leaders, other interested people other interested people
Progress Progress • Peer review currently underway (2/11 site Peer review currently underway (2/11 site • chapters still outstanding) chapters still outstanding) • Site authors must respond to reviews Site authors must respond to reviews • • Editorial committee will oversee/support Editorial committee will oversee/support • • Introductory chapters, concluding chapters and Introductory chapters, concluding chapters and • appendices are currently in production appendices are currently in production • Full manuscript by December 2007 Full manuscript by December 2007 • • Publication in June 2008 Publication in June 2008 •
Future work Future work • Second book? (Children and migration Second book? (Children and migration – – • Rockefeller/ Princeton pilot underway) Rockefeller/ Princeton pilot underway) • Web Web- -site for dissemination of INDEPTH site for dissemination of INDEPTH • findings on migration and urbanisation: working findings on migration and urbanisation: working papers/ publications papers/ publications
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