I would think the fact that it's going to be covered by ocean in the near future would be the most urgent issue for Venice, but...
You can still make quality of life improvements for the residents while also handling climate change. It's a myth that a local government can only one thing at a time.
It's up there... somewhere in the top ten at least, just gotta hammer out a few other pressing issues, like finding that guy who keeps sticking his gum under the benches.
Look, the Italians really need to worry about this Tower Tilter right now, they’re busy
And they'll get right in finding the gum-sticker right after lunch, next week sometime.
I would honestly love to live that less than urgent lifestyle. The Greeks have it down as well.
The weight of all those tourists isn't helping /s
The tourists turning up in cruise ships are big contributors to climate change. Why not kill two birds with one stone?
There's a project which is currently being completed for that scenario, the Mose: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MOSE
It only kinda works, and has big problems: https://youtu.be/ubzTs8ybYZM?si=RHANOH5yitJz5S4E
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