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A brief overview of the past, present and future of the Global Earthquake Model (GEM) Foundation
Peer-reviewed
The Global Earthquake Model (GEM) is an initiative that originally emerged from discussions and
proposals made by the Global Science Forum of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and
Development (OECD) in the early 2000’s. In 2009, GEM established itself as a non-profit legal entity,
the GEM Foundation, and 15 years later, it continues to operate globally with a mission to provide
transparent resources for seismic hazard and risk assessment, as well as to support disaster risk
reduction for a wide range of natural hazards. This paper highlights the main milestones from the
past 15 years and the vision of the foundation to 2030. An overview is also provided of the status
of GEM products and services, all of which are made available for the benefit of society, under a
strategy that aims to assure the continued financial sustainability of the organization.
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