Island insights: Surging seas and increasing rains — Analyzing flood risks in São Tomé and Príncipe, district by district

This study’s aim was to assess the growing flood risk Sao Tome and Principe (STP) faces due to climate change. It achieved this by carrying out a nationwide risk assessment for riverine and coastal flooding. This flood risk assessment examines the potential impacts and risks to people, buildings, healthcare facilities, the education sector, and tourism under both present and future climate conditions.

To summarize, this study shows that the flood risk level on STP is already high under present climate conditions and will significantly increase in the medium- to longterm (30 and 60 years onward). Currently, vulnerable communities may be able to withstand these shocks— but only just.