This week’s photo comes to you from the island nation of São Tomé and Príncipe, Africa’s second smallest country after the Seychelles.

In the town of Neves on São Tomé, the main source of water for domestic and industrial use is the Rio Provaz basin. In recent years, this basin has been hit by various natural disasters as the effects of climate change deepen.

Made up of two archipelagos around the two main islands of São Tomé and Príncipe, the Portuguese-speaking country and its 200,000 population are amongst the most vulnerable in the world to rising sea levels and changes in weather patterns.

This photo was taken by the  IWRM AIO SID project, which aims to address scarcity and contamination of freshwater supplies in six small island nations in the Atlantic and Indian Ocean.

In our Photo of the Week, we showcase one of the boldest and most beautiful images, old or new, that we’ve come across that week. If you’d like to submit a photograph to be featured, please email [email protected].