Bring the water of Genoa, of the sea, and its purifiers to the Po Valley in order to combat the climate change-induced drought. A project on which the mayor of the capital of Liguria, Marco Bucci, has been concentrating for some time, involving both Italian and foreign companies. It is a $550,000,000 plan. It could transport nearly 100 million cubic meters of water beyond the Apennines when fully operational. "It is a matter of taking the water that comes out of the purifiers and, instead of dumping it into the sea, routing it through a pipeline to a pumping station, thereby allowing the flow to pass the Apennines and reach the Po Valley," the mayor explains. "Then, by constructing a desalinator, we can add an additional 50 million cubic meters". Bucci is unconcerned by the fact that desalination plants generate brine. "Today, he says, brine is highly negotiable: Israel, Spain, and the United Arab Emirates have all been doing so for years. Also, there are new technologies thanks to which it is no longer produced: solid salt is created, from which, among other things, lithium can be drawn for batteries. We could also sell the salt and make a contribution to the operation's finances". Bucci also mentions that the project has piqued the interest of several companies.