Xylem is a leading global water technology company committed to solving critical water and infrastructure challenges with innovation. With over 16,000 employees, Xylem is working to create a more sustainable world by enabling public utilities, industrial users of water and others to optimize water and resource management, and helping communities in more than 150 countries become water-secure.
Xylem is the global founding sponsor of Stockholm Junior Water Prize since 1997 and continues to be a highly engaged contributor at the international and national competitions.
Two young Japanese, Hiroki Matsuhashi and Takuma Miyaki, showed that traditional and inexpensive method, Ta-ta-ki, can help address water scarcity in Aioki, Japan. Their project won the Stockholm Junior Water Prizes in 2020. Xylem produced this video to inspire young people to be creative and innovative in addressing current environmental issues.