Xylem to release flood management white paper at Global Forum on Urban Resilience

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May. 30, 2013-- Xylem Inc. (NYSE: XYL), a leading global water technology company focused on addressing the world’s most challenging water issues, will participate in the fourth Global Forum on Urban Resilience from May 31 to June 2 at the Gustav-Stresemann-Institut (GSI), in Bonn, Germany.

The forum, sponsored by ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability, will bring together approximately 500 city officials, civil society organizations, and thought leaders from around the world to share best practices and strategies for making cities more resilient to natural disasters. Xylem executives will participate in this event to share their experience and expertise in working with cities to anticipate, respond to, and recover from urban flooding, which is the most frequent and destructive natural disaster affecting cities globally.

“Building urban resilience to natural disasters is undoubtedly one of the most complex challenges facing the world today,” said Albert Cho, Vice President for Strategy and Business Development. “At Xylem, we understand that the private sector has an important role in addressing this challenge and we are working every day to develop solutions that can help cities continue basic services under any and all circumstances.”

At the Forum, Xylem will release the first in a series of white papers entitled Water and Urban Resilience: Xylem’s Contribution to Urban Flood Management outlining the critical role private sector companies like Xylem can play in building resilience through innovation in technology and business models. The white paper will be available at www.xyleminc.com following the start of the meeting.

About Xylem

Xylem (XYL) is a leading global water technology provider, enabling customers to transport, treat, test and efficiently use water in public utility, residential and commercial building services, industrial and agricultural settings. The company does business in more than 150 countries through a number of market-leading product brands, and its people bring broad applications expertise with a strong focus on finding local solutions to the world’s most challenging water and wastewater problems. Xylem is headquartered in White Plains, N.Y., with 2012 revenues of $3.8 billion and more than 12,700 employees worldwide. In 2012, Xylem was named to the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index for advancing sustainable business practices and solutions worldwide.

The name Xylem is derived from classical Greek and is the tissue that transports water in plants, highlighting the engineering efficiency of our water-centric business by linking it with the best water transportation of all -- that which occurs in nature. For more information, please visit us at www.xyleminc.com.

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