Mainstreaming Migration in Local Development Plans: A Pilot Project for the Philippines

  • Start Date
    2011
  • End Date
    2014
  • Project Status
    Completed
  • Project Type
    Community and Economic Development
  • Budget Amount (USD)
    100000.00
  • Coverage
    National
  • Year
    2010
  • IDF Region
    Asia and Oceania
  • Projects ID
    CE.0135
  • Benefiting Member States
    Philippines

This project aims to contribute to the Philippine Government’s efforts to improve migration management in the country, in accordance with the recently-adopted EU-GRP Multi-Annual Indicative Programme (MIP) 2011-2013. Towards this end, IOM shall: (1) facilitate multi-sectoral interaction by convening Stakeholders’ Series of Conferences and Consultations (S2C2) at the national and local levels; (2) assist in the development and design of the Framework and Guidelines (F&G) on integrating migration in development planning in the Philippines; (3) roll-out and test the F&G through capacity building and technical assistance activities in Naga City; (4) support the drafting of the Naga City local development plan for 2011-2012; and (5) draft and disseminate a process documentation paper on mainstreaming migration in local development planning: the Naga City experience.