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250 engineering structures being built to mitigate impacts of GLOFs National May 20, 2021 Islamabad: The government is developing 250 engineering structures including dams, ponds, spillways, and drainage systems to reduce the risk of floods under a multi-billion project Scaling-up of Glacial Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF) risk reduction in Northern Pakistan. According to the details, the climate change ministry is also coordinating with the Gilgit-Baltistan government and they are using Digital Terrain Model (DTM) to calculate the glacial lake volume to develop GLOF simulation to anticipate downstream risk. The details revealed that both of them are also making concerted efforts to develop disaster management policies and install weather monitoring stations, flood gauges, hydrological modelling, and early warning systems to enhance the ability to respond rapidly to flood scenarios. ....
GO NZ: Where to find the best designed buildings in Auckland city 19 May, 2021 12:00 AM 4 minutes to read The Excelsior Building s blank wall on its Commerce Street side lately has been put to good use as the canvas for a full-height permanent artwork, Maunga by Shane Cotton. Photo / Russ Flatt The Excelsior Building s blank wall on its Commerce Street side lately has been put to good use as the canvas for a full-height permanent artwork, Maunga by Shane Cotton. Photo / Russ Flatt NZ Herald By: John Walsh There s no denying it – Auckland, especially the downtown area, gets some bad press. Much of it, unsurprisingly, is road-related. ....
Abuse of NZ shell companies and trusts highlighted in global money laundering report 29 Apr, 2021 07:30 AM 4 minutes to read The Financial Action Task Force highlighted shell companies and trusts as being vulnerable to money laundering activity in New Zealand. Photo / File The Financial Action Task Force highlighted shell companies and trusts as being vulnerable to money laundering activity in New Zealand. Photo / File Abuse of shell companies and trusts pose one of the top money laundering threats in New Zealand as transnational organised crime groups seek to exploit the country s financial and legal structures, an international report has found. The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), a global money laundering and terrorist financing watchdog, said there are money laundering threats from proceeds of crime generated both domestically and internationally, particularly through the country s financial, legal, property and cash-intensive ....