Neves

Neves is a fishing and industrial town on the north-west coast of São Tomé, connected to the capital by the EN1. The road is more than a transport link: it supports movement between residential areas, fishing communities, agricultural production, fuel facilities and businesses along the northern corridor.

World Bank rehabilitation has already upgraded the first section of the EN1, and project planning extends the climate-resilient corridor toward Neves with improved drainage, road safety and coastal protection. The town is also included in blue-economy plans to reconstruct community quays and strengthen fishing infrastructure. These investments reinforce Neves as a northern service and production centre. They also show how its urban development is tied to two vulnerable edges at once—the coastal road and the working shoreline—both of which require adaptation to erosion and extreme weather.