We analysed every plan to save Venice from sinking. None will preserve the city as we know it

NewsWorldEuropeWe analysed every plan to save Venice from sinking. None will preserve the city as we know itOver the past century, Venice has flooded increasingly often, as the sea rises and the city itself sinks under its own weightRobert James Nicholls The Conversation, Marjolijn Haasnoot & Piero LionelloWednesday 22 April 2026 13:53 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2962701","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/venice-italy-sinking-flood-barrier-plan-b2962701.html","title":"We analysed every plan to save Venice from sinking. None of them will work"}}CloseTourists wade through Venice square hit by unseasonal floods in 2021On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly international news dispatchEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_On_The_Ground_Newsletter","regTitle":"On The Ground","subscriptionGroup":"on_the_ground","subscriptionGroupId":"14806361-6435-4d19-b06e-05326605fb01","pathPrefix":["/news/world/europe","/news/world/middle-east","/news/world/australasia","/news/world/africa","/asia"],"associatedAuthors":["Bel Trew","Sam Kiley"],"title":"On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","mobileTitle":"Get a weekly international news dispatch","lengthenedMobileTitle":"Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/onTheGround1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveOnTheGround","regSourceSection":"Europe",...