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.

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