Romola Adeola is the Coordinator of the Global Engagement Network on Internal Displacement in Africa (GENIDA). She is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Centre for Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria, South Africa and is a Senior Research Associate on Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) at the Refugee Law Initiative, School of Advanced Studies, University of London, UK.

1. The international law on development-induced displacement 2. Development projects as a displacement phenomenon in Africa 3. The development of the Kampala Convention as a regional response 4. Development projects and human rights: striking a balance between the imperative and the rights of persons likely to be displaced 5. Regulating private actors in the prevention of development-induced displacement 6. Conclusion and Recommendations

Within the context of the 2009 Kampala Convention, this book examines how a balance can be struck between the imperative of development projects and the rights of persons likely to be displaced in Africa.