The availability of new data, local and regional seismotectonic studies and recently developed methods and tools prompt the development of a new PSHA model in Sub-Saharan Africa.

The Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR) and the UK Department for International Development's (DFID) competitive Challenge Fund pilots new and innovative risk management approaches.

The CRAVE project, through the current GEM and GVM network tools will offer a timely and unique opportunity to advance the understanding of seismic and volcanic risk in the region.

Initiated in 2013, the South America Risk Assessment (SARA) Project brought experts, institutions, and stakeholders from seven countries to develop a regional assessment of earthquake hazard and risk.

Modelling Exposure Through Earth Observation Routines (METEOR) takes a step-change in the application of more accurate levels of population exposure to natural hazards.