The “Ideas for…” series
Whereas in many fields much knowledge is available, it is often represented in a format that takes too much time and patience to absorb. As a result, a lot of what is valuable to know never gets an audience of practitioners. We have developed formats to communicate ideas rather than knowledge, not to instruct but to inspire.

The “ideas for..” series shares existing experiences in a condensed, accessible and creative format. The books are not written just for specialists, but for anyone interested in these topics. The books are set up in such a way that they can be easily browsed through. It is not necessary to read the books from start to finish.

Ideas for groundwater management
Our latest book with ideas is published in 2008 by MetaMeta and IUCN. The book provides ideas on different aspects of groundwater management from areas where there is an abundance of subsurface water to areas where the resource is scarce.
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Ideas and Experiences in Mainstreaming Environment and Water
This book is prepared by MetaMeta in cooperation with ODI as part of the study on Integrating Environment and Water in Dutch Develeopment Policy and Practice.
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Ideas for Flood Management
This book provides ideas and best practices on different aspects of flood management. The book follows the categorization: Prevention, Protection and Mitigation.
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Ideas for Local Action in Water Management
The 2nd volume provides over 100 examples from current initiatives in local water resources planning, water saving, clean-up programs, promoting transparency and more. Published by GWP, 2003. Sponsored under Unilever’s ‘Sustainable Water Initiative’.
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Ideas for Water Awareness Campaigns
The first ideas book in our series combines useful tools for campaign strategizing and planning with hundreds of practical ideas from and for water awareness campaigns. Published by GWP, 2002. Download the
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