Fifty years of history of the Karst Commission of the International Association of Hydrogeologists
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Fifty years of history of the Karst Commission of the International Association of Hydrogeologists Petar Milanović 1 & Zoran Stevanović 2 Received: 5 May 2020 / Accepted: 24 October 2020 # Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature 2020
Abstract The Commission on Karst Hydrogeology, also known as the Karst Commission (KC), was founded in 1970 in Neuchâtel, Switzerland, and it is an important part of the International Association of Hydrogeologists (IAH). The general idea was to organise a group of hydrogeologists from different countries, with relevant experience in karst hydrogeology, to promote cooperation among scientists interested in karst topics, exchange experiences and, particularly, create an optimal strategy for groundwater resources development. From foundation until today, more than 40 formal meetings and many informal KC gatherings (including field trips) have been convened in different karst regions, and a number of papers and books have been published by KC members. The first publication in the IAH book series International Contributions to Hydrogeology (the “blue books”) was on the subject of karst, presenting the experiences gleaned from a number of development projects from various karst regions, as well as bibliographic data on karst research of the time. Today, the KC is one of the most active IAH groups, with 70 permanent members from 6 continents and many young researchers, whose work is supported by funding and regular awards. The KC members have led or have been involved in many projects run with international cooperation. The two largest, completed in the course of the past decade, are the World Karst Aquifer Map (WOKAM) and the Dinaric Karst Transboundary Aquifer System (DIKTAS) projects. This paper summarizes the history of the KC to date. Keywords History of hydrogeology . Karst . Publications
Introduction The Commission on Karst Hydrogeology is an important part of the International Association of Hydrogeologists (IAH) and was founded in 1970 as one of the IAH’s first specialized commissions. Generally speaking, the activities of the KC can be divided into three periods: (1) the initial period from
Published in the special issue “Five decades of advances in karst hydrogeology” Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at https://doi.org/10.1007/s10040-02002261-4. * Petar Milanović [email protected] 1
National Committee of IAH for Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia
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University of Belgrade – Faculty of Mining & Geology, Centre for Karst Hydrogeology, Belgrade, Serbia
1970 to the mid-1990s, (2) mid-1990s to 2009, and (3) 2009 to today, as further foundation for the future.
The initial period: birth and youth Interest in karst dramatically increased with the increasing demands on water resources in karst regions after World War II, and particularly in the 1950s and early 1960s. Several regional projects, symposia and meetings were organised by the International Association of Hydrogeologists (IAH), the International Association o
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