Report

Durable Solutions and Development-Induced Displacement in Monrovia, Liberia

NRC|Published 15. May 2011
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Liberia Housing, land and property (HLP) Information, counselling and legal assistance (ICLA)
This thematic report is the fourth in a series published by the NRC on housing, land and property rights, land tenure and land-related conflict in Liberia. The intention of this series of reports is to provide original research and analysis that supports the efforts of the Government of Liberia and civil society organisations to protect and promote housing, land and property rights in Liberia.

In the wake of its protracted civil war, Liberia continues to grapple with many of the legacies of conflict and displacement. The 1989-2003 war bore demographic and spatial changes in Monrovia, as people displaced by violence flocked to the capital and continue to live in informal settlements. In the last several years, these informal settlements have been subjected to forced evictions and demolitions to make way for public infrastructure projects, leaving residents vulnerable to development-induced displacement.