This year is going to be very exciting. The United Nations (meaning all of us) will go around the table to determine development goals. Do you remember the Millennium Development Goals? The logos will probably ring a bell. For years, this has been the framework of development work. But a goal always comes with a …
Rainy season
We are in the midst of the Christmas season, a time that evokes warm feelings and brings people closer together. Last year at this time we lived in England, and in London we saw the christmas lights, the Norwegian Christmas tree in Trafalgar Square and the illuminated shopping streets. We sang Carols in St Martin …
Humanity
Happy World Population Day! Today is the day of the world population, meaning all of us. At the moment, we are living together with 7.1 billion people. The world population is growing exponentially since about the Industrial Revolution (1770). This will have an effect on the geology of our planet, for example through the high CO2 …