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Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Colombo Metropolitan Area, the capital city of Sri Lanka, is one of the Sri Lanka’s urban areas most exposed to floods. The occurrence and damage of urban floods in the Colombo Metropolitan Area has steadily increased over time due to a combination of climatic and non-climatic factors.
The World Bank has approved a project of USD 213 million for Metro Colombo Urban Development and the majority of the investments will be for the urgent interventions needed to mitigate floods. A detailed risk assessment will be carried out using CAPRA tools to develop flood risk maps which can be used in the development of the Flood Mitigation Strategy and the other urban development initiatives in the area.
Photo: World Bank
Hapag-Lloyd container ship
Built: 2005
Flag: Germany
IMO: 9295244
MMSI: 211433000
Photo taken from Cowes, Isle of Wight, UK, 14 December 2008
Timeless Echoes
The Highlights of a Decade Long Musical Journey
Presented By: The Old Joes Choir
30th and 31st of August 2008 at The British School Auditorium
It has been ten years, and The Old Joes Choir has come a long way, evolving musically, and as an entity that continues to enthral its public. A decade of dabbling, experimenting and extending the boundaries and limits of sound and music has stood in good stead, enabling a group of talented and committed individuals hone and perfect something they were already good at.
It was in 1997 that The Old Joes Choir embarked upon their musical journey; a voyage that has augured well and ushered in positive change, along with a loyal audience, fans of choral music, who have stood by them through the last ten years of evolution. Thus, it is only right that The Old Joes Choir pay tribute to their loyal, unwavering fans, and their decade old journey, through a musical celebration of the last ten years.
You are welcomed to witness a unique event, involving diversity in sound and style, in celebration of a ten year old journey, as The Old Joes Choir embarks upon a voyage of rediscovery; an expedition that will strike at the very core of their musical soul. Sit back, relax, and prepare to be enthralled, as they go back to their roots to present you with our Timeless Echoes.