KWI Conduit
Volume VIII, Number 1
Spring 2000
Karst Notes
New UIS Karst Hydrogeology and Speleogenesis Commision Web Site
As part of an ongoing effort by the UIS Commission on Karst Hydrogeology and Speleogenesis (UIS KHS Commission) to develop an effective framework for communication between karst and cave scientists and disseminate relevant information, the WWW site of the Commission is now accessible at:

http://happy.carrier.kiev.ua/~klim/UIS_KHS/index.html

It contains updated information about the Commission activity, members, past and current projects, calls for papers, "The Karst Conduit" newsletter, new publications and other information resources. Information will be frequently updated so you are invited to visit this site regularly. I kindly ask you to announce the UIS KHS Web site among karst and cave scientific community by all possible means, including cross-links from other karst-related pages, announcement in newsletters and journals, etc.

I'd like to call your particular attention to the KHS Commission projects (planned books). Feedback and contributions from interested scientists are crucial for the projects to be effectively advanced.  Currently, the organizational details of the KHS Project 3 "Practical Implications of Speleogenetic Studies" are being made available on the web site by project co-ordinator Dr. John Lamont-Black of Newcastle University. The Project consists of five segments (planned volumes) intended to illustrate how a deeper understanding of speleogenetic processes can be utilised and applied in the disciplines of engineering and mining geology, hydrology and geography to develop more robust and elegant solutions to practical problems associated with karst. We invite you to consider a possibility to contribute to this Project by offering your comments, suggestions and papers. The general announcement of the KHS Commission Project 3 can be accessed at:

http://happy.carrier.kiev.ua/~klim/UIS_KHS/KHS_Prj3.htm

Also, as part of the growing interrelationship and integration of international karst research efforts, the IAH Karst Commission and the  IGU Commission on “Sustainable Development and Management of Karst Terrain” web sites can now be accessed through the KHS Commission web site.  These Commissions will maintain common links that include a joint Info-Board providing meeting, publications, and other miscellaneous details.  It is hoped that joint effort will facilitate further integration of the Commissions’ activities and avoid duplicated efforts.

Alexander Klimchouk

Comments and questions should be directed to:
Alexander Klimchouk
P.O.Box 136
Kiev-30, 252030, Ukraine
Phone/fax: +380-44-5128283
E-mail: klim@klim.carrier.kiev.ua


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