News GFDRR-DFID Challenge Funds Expert Workshop By: ​ ​ Jul 2, 2018 ​ Share Facebook X (Twitter) LinkedIn ​ The Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR) in collaboration with the Department for International Development of the United Kingdom is supporting the development of an open data schema for hazard, exposure and vulnerability data. This initiative is part of the Challenge Fund program to further the understanding of disaster risk in developing countries through access to risk data. The second round of the Challenge Fund focuses on three pilot projects that address the recommendations made in the recent GFDRR report Solving the Puzzle: Innovating to Reduce Risk - namely, to expand the effort to decrease disaster risk management costs and increase resilience by developing a framework that facilitates a multi-hazard view of risk. This effort is currently underway to develop the first set of open and internally consistent data on multiple hazards, exposure, and vulnerability. This work began last April with a project inception workshop at GEM Headquarters in Pavia. The University College London (UCL) EPICentre and CatLin XL hosted the second workshop held on July 27 in London to collect feedback from a number of partners across the disaster risk reduction (DRR), insurance, academia and CAT modelling communities on the following: the prototype data schemas; approaches to rating different indicators and data sources; and best ways on how to communicate risk information to different stakeholders. The GEM team, which leads Challenge Fund 2 on the development of a global exposure data framework, co­-facilitated the physical vulnerability characteristics and exposure taxonomy roundtable discussion, which focused on identifying the most important vulnerability characteristics; ways to account for uncertainties in exposure and vulnerability models; type of assets that should be supported by the vulnerability and exposure database; and the most common and useful intensity measure types. Initial feedbackParticipants generally agreed that the vulnerability characteristics used to classify the building stock are well established, and that the GEM building taxonomy is a good starting point. For the most common or useful intensity measures to define the vulnerability functions for earthquakes, participants suggested ground shaking, landslides, liquefaction, ground failure and fire following. Other workshop sessions covered multi­hazard characteristics, social vulnerability, vulnerability scoring system and data schema uses and challenges in scaling globally. The expert workshop report is currently being prepared and will be shared with the public soon. GFDRR/DFID Challenge Fund 2The Global Earthquake Model Foundation (GEM) leads the GFDRR/DFID Challenge Fund 2 which to develop a global open exposure data repository framework. GEM is joined in the consortium by ImageCat Inc. and the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team to develop an open exposure database for multi­hazard risk assessment. No images found. GALLERY 1/0 ​ VIDEO RELATED CONTENTS

News Un futuro resiliente: Adoptando la innovación y aprovechando la experiencia y la colaboración local para contribuir a la reducción del riesgo sísmico en El Salvador By: ​ ​ Feb 20, 2024 Feb 22, 2024 Share Facebook X (Twitter) LinkedIn ​ Versione inglese El proyecto de la Fundación Global Earthquake Model (GEM), apoyado por USAID, Pronóstico y Comunicación de la Amenaza y el Riesgo Sísmico (FORCE, por sus siglas en inglés), ha estado trabajando para fortalecer las capacidades locales y mejorar la gestión del riesgo sísmico en El Salvador. El proyecto ha realizado dos visitas al país, reuniendo a agencias gubernamentales, científicos, ingenieros y otras partes interesadas para discutir la evaluación de riesgos sísmicos, el análisis de riesgos y las estrategias de comunicación. ( informe con información detallada ) "Los talleres del proyecto FORCE han sido fundamentales para fortalecer nuestro conocimiento en la gestión del riesgo sísmico. Esto nos permite mejorar la logística mediante el desarrollo y actualización de nuestros instrumentos de planificación basados en escenarios realistas. Estos escenarios definen los recursos necesarios (humanos, materiales y financieros) de antemano, asegurando una respuesta más efectiva y oportuna cuando ocurre un terremoto." - Katherine Elizabeth Peña Nunfio, Especialista Técnica - Investigación y Análisis de Riesgos, Dirección General de Protección Civil. Haga clic aquí para obtener más detalles de las ideas de Katherine. Sesiones de formación y taller técnico de OpenQuake La primera visita, del 6 al 10 de noviembre de 2023, se centró en sesiones de capacitación para el personal del Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales (MARN) sobre la construcción de modelos base para la evaluación del riesgo sísmico, como el modelo de peligrosidad sísmica y el modelo de exposición. En el caso de la peligrosidad sísmica, el flujo de trabajo se evaluó utilizando las diferentes herramientas que GEM ofrece para la construcción de un modelo probabilístico de peligrosidad sísmica (PSHA) y los conjuntos de datos subyacentes (catálogo sísmico y árbol lógico de modelos de movimiento del suelo). El Taller Técnico OpenQuake, celebrado el 9 de noviembre de 2023, proporcionó ejercicios prácticos paso a paso sobre el análisis de peligro y riesgo sísmico. Los participantes tuvieron la oportunidad de interactuar con científicos e ingenieros de GEM en la modelación de la peligrosidad y el riesgo sísmico utilizando OpenQuake, el software desarrollado y mantenido por la Fundación GEM, y utilizado por el MARN para la caracterización de la peligrosidad sísmica a nivel nacional. "El MARN reconoce la importancia de actualizar periódicamente sus modelos de peligro y exposición para reflejar los últimos patrones de actividad sísmica y urbanización. La institución continuará utilizando las metodologías GEM y el software OpenQuake para garantizar que sus modelos permanezcan actualizados y confiables." – Luis Ernesto Mixco Durán, MARN sobre las principales conclusiones de los talleres y su implementación. Haga clic aquí para obtener más detalles de las ideas de Luis. Reuniones con Actores Gubernamentales y Taller de Comunicación de Riesgo Sísmico La segunda visita, del 8 al 12 de enero de 2024, se centró en reuniones con actores gubernamentales y un taller de comunicación de riesgo sísmico con tomadores de decisiones. La reunión con actores gubernamentales fue una oportunidad para presentar el proyecto y sus avances, así como los resultados esperados (análisis de riesgo para eventos sísmicos específicos, análisis probabilístico a nivel nacional y evaluación de riesgo de pronóstico para 2030, 2040 y 2050). El Taller de Comunicación de Riesgo Sísmico con Tomadores de Decisiones ("Terremotos en El Salvador: ¿Qué sabemos y cómo podrían afectarnos en los próximos años?"), realizado el jueves 11 de enero de 2024, reunió a representantes de la Fundación GEM, la Agencia de los Estados Unidos para el Desarrollo Internacional (USAID/BHA), el Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales (MARN), la Dirección General de Protección Civil, el Ministerio de Obras Públicas (MOP), el Ministerio de Salud (MINSAL), el Ministerio de Educación (MINED), el Ministerio de Vivienda, el Fondo de Conservación Vial de El Salvador (FOVIAL), el Instituto Salvadoreño de Seguridad Social (ISSS), el Colegio Salvadoreño de Ingenieros y Arquitectos (ASIA), la Universidad Centroamericana "José Simeón Cañas" y la Universidad de El Salvador. "Las técnicas y los aportes proporcionados durante los talleres me permitirán presentar los conceptos de evaluación del riesgo sísmico de manera más efectiva a mis estudiantes de maestría, permitiéndoles visualizar los impactos de los terremotos en escenarios del mundo real". – Manuel Alfredo López Menjívar, Universidad de El Salvador (UES) sobre la aplicación de los aprendizajes del taller a su trabajo en la reducción del riesgo sísmico. Haga clic aquí para obtener más detalles de las ideas de Manuel. Haga clic aquí para obtener más detalles de las ideas de Manuel. Recomendaciones clave de los talleres Los talleres identificaron varias recomendaciones clave para mejorar la gestión del riesgo sísmico en El Salvador: Desarrollo de capacidades: Mejorar la experiencia técnica en la evaluación de riesgos sísmicos y la utilización del software OpenQuake, teniendo en cuenta que 40 participantes asistieron al taller de capacitación en línea realizado durante el mes de febrero eran de El Salvador https://www.training.openquake.org/ . Desarrollo de modelos: Mejorar continuamente los modelos de amenaza, exposición y vulnerabilidad para El Salvador. Comunicación de riesgos sísmicos: Desarrollar perfiles de riesgo personalizados para agencias gubernamentales y el público. Utilizar un dashboard para una visualización y difusión efectiva de los resultados. Consideraciones adicionales: Incluir en futuras versiones la estimación de daños a la infraestructura, la fluctuación de la población y la presencia de turistas en las evaluaciones de riesgo. Dar prioridad a la comunicación del riesgo sísmico y a la preparación de la comunidad. Fomentando la colaboración y la aproiación del conocimiento Los talleres de FORCE han hecho una contribución significativa a los esfuerzos de reducción del riesgo sísmico en El Salvador al reunir a las principales partes interesadas en el campo de la preparación para desastres y la respuesta ante emergencias. Estos talleres han fomentado un entorno de colaboración en el que los participantes pueden compartir sus conocimientos y experiencia, lo que ha llevado a una mejor comprensión de los peligros sísmicos, los métodos de evaluación de riesgos y las estrategias de comunicación adecuadas. Visite el sitio web del proyecto FORCE para obtener más información en: https://www.globalquakemodel.org/proj/force Disclaimer This web article about the FORCE project activities in El Salvador is made possible by the generous support of the American people through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The contents are the responsibility of the Global Earthquake Model (GEM) Foundation and do not necessarily reflect the views of USAID or the United States Government. No images found. GALLERY 1000015738.jpg 7El Salvador FORCE workshop.jpg IMG_7404.heic 1000015738.jpg 1/32 ​ VIDEO RELATED CONTENTS

News GEM releases a new earthquake loss model for China By: ​ ​ Apr 21, 2022 ​ Share Facebook X (Twitter) LinkedIn ​ Pavia, Italy. 21 April 2022. Today GEM released its Earthquake Loss Model for China via Nasdaq Risk Modelling for Catastrophes and Verisk Touchstone platforms. The model is also available in its native OpenQuake format via GEM’s China Model product page . The China model has been developed by GEM using public sources of information, such as past seismicity, and geodetic and geologic data for the hazard component, combined with exposure and vulnerability data to create the risk model. The model’s hazard component incorporates both fault and area sources, while the risk component provides estimates of risk to residential, commercial and industrial buildings using GEM’s vulnerability models appropriate to Chinese construction practice. The model also includes exposure data that can be used to estimate total losses to the building stock in addition to portfolio losses. “GEM's China Earthquake Loss Model has met the highest insurance industry standards required for all catastrophe risk management processes. The model validation process involving GEM partners and catastrophe modelling experts from Hannover Re, Swiss Re, Guy Carpenter, Partner Re and the Institute of Catastrophe Risk Management - NTU Singapore is a testament to GEM’s open, transparent and collaborative approach to earthquake risk modelling.” - Jörg Steffensen , Hannover Re and GEM Governing Board Chair. “This has been a unique and productive experience for GEM. The fusion of public and private sectors’ interests reinforced GEM’s commitment to provide an alternative view of risk to the world. Informed by industry expertise and data, a diverse team worked together to fully assess risk and incorporate innovative model development processes which can serve as a blueprint for GEM’s future models.” - John Schneider , GEM Secretary General. Over the last centuries, China has been affected by several seismic events of high magnitude. The combination of high seismicity, exposure and population density led to costly events with a high number of fatalities. Between 1500 and 2004, China was the country that registered the largest number of earthquake fatalities. This new model will provide physical damage and financial loss metrics due to earthquake ground shaking hazard for scenario events and probabilistic risk assessment, both vital in addressing the insurance protection gap and disaster risk reduction management in China. Open and collaborative model testing and validation process - a trailblazing approach GEM sponsor representatives from Hannover Re (Jörg Steffensen), Swiss Re (Michael Ewald, Beat Aeberhardt), Guy Carpenter (Matthew Eagle), Partner Re (Paul Della Marta), and the Institute of Catastrophe Risk Management - NTU Singapore (Tso-Chien Pan), helped GEM in establishing a model testing and validation process using industry loss and exposure data where relevant, and evaluated the model against their own portfolios in order to better understand the model and provide advice to the GEM Foundation technical and scientific teams. Matthew Eagle , Head of Model Solutions & Advisory, Guy Carpenter said: “The new China Earthquake Loss Model represents an independent view of risk developed by the GEM Secretariat technical team, combined with broad industry review and validation through a panel of industry risk modelling experts from a number of leading insurance sector companies. Guy Carpenter was delighted to be involved in this initiative to support bringing additional views of risk to the market with added flexibility on the modelling platform deployment.” Beat Aeberhardt , Head Cat Perils Research and Development, Swiss Re Institute said: “GEM's China Earthquake Loss Model sets a new standard by combining GEM's subject matter expertise and innovative modelling approach with the open-source loss modelling framework OASIS. This joint development has facilitated rigorous co-validation by a panel of risk modelling experts from various insurance industry segments. We have been delighted to be part of this journey along with natural catastrophe experts from Hannover Re, Partner Re, Guy Carpenter and the Institute of Catastrophe Risk Management - NTU Singapore. Now we are excited about the model's commercial launch via Nasdaq Risk Modelling in the Oasis modelling framework and the VERISK Touchstone platform. It is amazing to see how GEM's cutting-edge subject matter expertise finds a way to risk model practitioners via an open-source channel. This model offers a novel level of transparency, commercial independence, and true choice for the re/insurance industry. We are looking forward to the next steps into a new area of insurance natural catastrophe risk assessment, with an ever-stronger community joining forces to master hard-to-model earthquake risk in this open book spirit enabled by GEM and Oasis LMF.” ----- About GEM’s Products and Services As part of GEM’s products and services strategy, GEM is offering value-added products for a fee such as the new China Model. These value-added products will also be available for free for public-good, non-commercial applications. In turn, the revenue generated from product or services fees will be reinvested to maintain GEM’s core capabilities, with an emphasis on providing support to developing countries. —-- END —-- Contacts: Nasdaq Risk Modelling for Catastrophes Platform https://www.nasdaq.com/solutions/global-earthquake-model-gem Verisk Touchstone Platform https://www.air-worldwide.com/contact/purchasing-and-licensing/ GEM Foundation product@globalquakemodel.org No images found. GALLERY 1/4 Gallery VIDEO RELATED CONTENTS

News New blood: Meet GEM’s new team members from Costa Rica, Italy, France and the United States By: ​ ​ Mar 17, 2020 ​ Share Facebook X (Twitter) LinkedIn ​ The GEM Secretariat is proud to welcome its newest members: Sandra Giacomini, Nicole Paul, Alejandro Calderon, Thomas Chartier and Antonio Ettorre. Sandra joined the Support Services team as Administration and Secretarial Officer working on various accounting tasks, event planning and coordination. She also works closely with the communications unit and helps in maintaining GEM’s social media up-to-date, in particular Facebook and LinkedIn. Sandra is from Italy and previously worked at a labour consultancy company for about 10 years while, for the last 6 years, she was in charge of the Understanding and Managing Extremes (UME) Master and Doctoral programmes at the Post Graduate Office of Scuola Universitaria Superiore IUSS Pavia. Nicole joined the Risk Team as an Earthquake Risk Modeller. She is currently involved in the propagation of uncertainty within the METEOR project, which is funded by the UK Space Agency and aims to develop innovative application of Earth Observation (EO) technologies to improve understanding of exposure with a specific focus on the countries of Nepal and Tanzania. She will also contribute to improvement, validation, verification, and documentation of the Global Risk Model. She brings to GEM 5 years of experience in earthquake engineering and risk analysis from her former role with Arup San Francisco. Her degrees are an MS in Structural Engineering from Stanford University and a BS in Civil Engineering from UC Berkeley. Alejandro joined the Risk Team as Physical Risk Engineer. He is currently involved in the implementation of the GEM and USAID-OFDA Project: Training and Communication for Earthquake Risk Assessment (TREQ) in Quito, Ecuador and Cali, Colombia. He is also the lead of the seismic risk model development and maintenance for Central America and the Caribbean region. Ale is from Costa Rica, having just completed his PhD on “Towards a Uniform Earthquake Loss Model across Central America” in the Risk & Emergency Management Program of the Institute for Advanced Studies in Pavia. Ale also interned with GEM as part of his PhD program and contributed to GEM projects in Central America. Thomas joined the Hazard Team as Seismic Hazard Scientist. His role will focus on the development of open-source tools and software for probabilistic seismic hazard and risk assessment, in collaboration with the IT team. Thomas will also provide support for the creation of national, regional and global PSHA hazard models, in close collaboration with scientists working in different parts of the world. Thomas is from France, having recently completed a PhD at the Ecole Normale Superiore in Paris on “Modeling Active Faults for Seismic Hazard and Risk Assessment” and also bringing several years of work experience including on earthquake hazard modelling for application to nuclear power plant safety with IRSN in France. Antonio joined the Information Technology Team as Systems Administrator. His role is to ensure that GEM’s networks and services are working 24/7 especially the computer clusters that run complex OpenQuake-engine calculations. He is also in charge of maintaining all GEM hardware such as workstations and servers. Antonio is from Italy, having graduated in Physics from the University of Pavia and bringing two decades of work experience as a senior systems engineer. For a complete list of GEM Secretariat members, visit https://www.globalquakemodel.org/our-team. No images found. GALLERY 1/4 ​ VIDEO RELATED CONTENTS

News Why support GEM – perspectives from GEM current and prospective sponsors and partners By: ​ ​ Jul 2, 2018 ​ Share Facebook X (Twitter) LinkedIn ​ Sponsors and collaborators from governments, insurance/reinsurance sectors, catastrophe modelers and insurance brokers gathered on November 29 for this year’s Global Earthquake Model (GEM) Partners Workshop to share the impact of GEM and its products and services to their programs and business practices. OpenQuake – a public standard for seismic hazard and risk assessment Daniela Di Bucci, presenting on behalf of the Scientific Advisory Unit of the Department of Civil Protection (INGV) – a public sponsor since 2009, said that the use of GEM OpenQuake software for Civil Protection purposes in Italy is a well-established practice in the seismic risk assessment field. In similar fashion, Canada represented by Phil Hill of Natural Resources Canada, uses GEM OpenQuake models to assess seismic risk and to inform disaster risk reduction (DRR) planning in British Columbia as well as for updating their National Seismic Hazard model of 2015. GNS Science New Zealand representative Kelvin Berryman, who has participated in GEM key events since 2006 – the year the GEM idea was born – acknowledged that GEM has much more to offer now than before, citing GEM’s successful development of a 21st century seismic risk assessment software – OpenQuake, and addressing the challenges of global database standards for risk assessment. GFZ/Germany representative Graeme Weatherill quoted the application of OQ in Central Asia (EMCA) and for the Dead Sea region. He further added that OQ forms an integral part of GFZ/UNESCO training courses on seismic hazard and risk. BGS/UK’s John Rees stated widespread use of OQ and GEM products across UK institutions. In Nepal, NSET representative Surya Shrestha shared that they have successfully used GEM's RPS-resilience performance scorecard method to educate local communities in disaster risk reduction planning at municipal level. NSET also used OpenQuake for national hazard and risk modeling. Closing the protection gap: GEM and private sector partnerships Leading insurers and reinsurers of the world, Hannover Re and Zurich, echoed the same perspective. More than the software benefits, Hannover Re representative Jörg Steffensen points out that Hannover Re’s partnership with GEM, which now spans almost a decade, has expanded in-house expertise on earthquake risk and strengthened their overall internal and external risk management processes, contributing to better client services. Zurich’s Claudio Boettcher underscored that working with GEM is not only good for humanity but for business as well. Zurich is one of the first key private sponsors that boldly invested significant funds for GEM’s work programs on seismic hazard and risk assessment in order to develop more understanding of earthquake impacts and to promote better management of the risk. FM Global’s Hosam Ali introduced their work on using OQ for China and improving the software in general. OYO Corporation’s Nobuhiko Toyama described their use of OQ for client services, including OQ training and translating the manual into Japanese to reach more stakeholders. E DF’s Gloria Senfaute commented that OQ qualifies as the best choice when moving to probabilistic models for NPP regulation. Openness and transparency Insurance brokers Aon-Benfield, Guy Carpenter and Willis Towers Watson (GEM work program 1 sponsor) all agreed that GEM’s approach to risk assessment and model development is trail blazing and a game-changer because of OQ’s transparency and replicability. Adam Podlaha, Head of Aon-Benfield’s Impact Forecasting, adds that the GEM brand carries a lot of weight because of its scientific credibility. Internationally acknowledged Capping the 1-day event, the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR) urged GEM to bring collective experience to address the challenges that UNISDR have to navigate over the next 20 years in understanding inter-dependencies in the risk landscape. Marc Gordon, representing UNISDR at the event, appealed to GEM to become a central part of determining how to move forward in bringing expertise, data and knowledge together to guide international risk management policy. The GEM Partners Workshop is held twice a year with the objective of bringing partners together to gather feedback on GEM products, services and activities. No images found. GALLERY 1/0 ​ VIDEO RELATED CONTENTS

News Africa Earthquake Model: A major step in understanding earthquake risk in Africa By: ​ ​ May 23, 2019 ​ Share Facebook X (Twitter) LinkedIn Aerial shot of Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania urban center The GEM Foundation released the Africa Earthquake Hazard and Risk model on 15th May 2019 in recognition of UNDRR's* Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction 2019 in Geneva. The technical data and information for this model can now be downloaded from the Africa Model webpage . The Africa Earthquake model underpins the African portion of GEM’s global maps released in December 2018. “The Africa Earthquake Model is an important scientific contribution to ongoing efforts to reduce earthquake risk in Africa and globally.”- Djillali Benouar, Chair of Africa Science & Technology Advisory Group on DRR for the African Union. The Africa Earthquake Model paints a complete picture of earthquake risk to the continent in terms of potential damage to buildings and direct economic loss. The results can be used by risk managers, urban planners, emergency responders and humanitarian agencies for input to a wide range of disaster risk reduction activities including monitoring of the Sendai Framework indicators. “Presently the model directly supports Sendai Framework Target C by providing estimates of direct economic losses at the national and subnational levels. Through further collaborative efforts, we plan to continue to improve the model to address Targets A, B and D by providing estimates of deaths, missing and affected persons, and impact to critical infrastructure,” said John Schneider, GEM Secretary General. Read the complete text of the press release here . ---------- * The former UNISDR has been formally renamed UNDRR. No images found. GALLERY Africa Earthquake Hazard map Africa Earthquake Exposure map Africa Earthquake Risk map Africa Earthquake Hazard map 1/3 Earthquake hazard, exposure and risk maps + Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania VIDEO RELATED CONTENTS

News INQUIMUS into ACTION Workshop By: ​ ​ Jul 2, 2018 ​ Share Facebook X (Twitter) LinkedIn ​ GEM’s Paul Henshaw, Director of Technology and Development, delivered a presentation titled “OpenQuake: informing Disaster Risk Reduction Policy through open and collaborative Earthquake Risk Assessment” during the 4th INQUIMUS workshop held from 19th-21st September at Eurac Research, Bolzano, Italy. The organizers - the Department of Geoinformatics-Z_GIS at the University of Salzburg, Austria and the European Academy of Bozen/Bolzano (EURAC) - selected GEM’s presentation as one of the state-of-the-art talks (SOTA) for this year’s theme: “INQUIMUS into ACTION - How can scientific assessments inform decisions for problem-solving in practice”. Paul discussed how GEM promotes an integrated understanding of earthquake risk through a 3-step scientific framework composed of seismic hazard, physical risk and social vulnerability assessments using the OpenQuake engine - GEM’s state-of-the-art seismic hazard and risk computational software. He also emphasized the role of the OpenQuake Platform - a website that provides access to software, datasets, models and guidelines - on how these open tools and a collaborative approach promote stakeholder engagement and encourages risk mitigation actions. In addition, the presentation also highlighted GEM’s strategy of engaging end-users from the very beginning to ensure local conditions are reflected and outputs align with the needs of the local communities. During the discussion on how GEM used open tools to inform and contribute to the improvement of public policy, Paul said, “Throughout our work at GEM, the combination of open data, open models and open-source software have resulted in a powerful integrated workflow that permits transparent and repeatable calculations important not only for scientific credibility, but also for facilitating regulation compliance and community collaboration." The 4th INQUIMUS workshop also featured the works and experiences from the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), The Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency and the Federal Office of Civil Protection and Disaster Assistance, Germany (BBK). No images found. GALLERY 1/0 ​ VIDEO RELATED CONTENTS

News RISE Project Annual Conference By: ​ ​ Jun 6, 2022 ​ Share Facebook X (Twitter) LinkedIn ​ GEM represented by John Schneider participated in the eal-time earthquake rIsk reduction for a reSilient Europe or RISE annual project conference from May 11th - 13th in Florence, Italy. RISE is a 3-year project coordinated by ETH Zurich and financed by the Horizon 2020 programme of the European Commission involving 19 organisations from across Europe and five international partners. The conference was the first in-person conference most participants had attended in more than two years. Coincidentally, during the conference dinner on a 5th-floor rooftop, participants experienced ground shaking from a M3.7 earthquake with an epicentre 12 km from Florence. The short, sharp shake was a clear reminder of the importance of developing earthquake alerts and protocols for response, including for small earthquakes. Results of the research will feed into improved earthquake monitoring, alerts, short-term forecasting and communication protocols John noted that “GEM’s Openquake Engine and databases are being used extensively by project participants across many work packages, and demonstrate how GEM’s tools have become fundamental to European scientists and engineers for the development of earthquake scenarios and in forecasting or estimating earthquake impacts.” No images found. GALLERY RISE annual conference 2022 Florence RISE conference event dinner location vs earthquake epicentre on May 12th (star) RISE annual conference 2022 Florence RISE conference event dinner location vs earthquake epicentre on May 12th (star) 1/1 Gallery VIDEO RELATED CONTENTS

News METIS Workshop Advances Site-Specific Seismic Hazard Assessment By: ​ ​ Dec 14, 2023 Nov 14, 2023 Share Facebook X (Twitter) LinkedIn ​ Hosted by GEM from November 14-15, 2023, in Bergamo, Italy, the METIS workshop focused on advancing site-specific seismic hazard assessments. This workshop, attended by more than 80 individuals, aimed to showcase achievements of the METIS project and highlight methodological advancements relevant to site-specific studies. METIS, an EU Horizon 2020 project, focuses on refining tools and methodologies for seismic safety assessments of nuclear reactors, translating research into practical applications for industry use. During the event, GEM speakers Anna Rood and Marco Pagani presented insightful topics: PBR Validation by Anna Rood: Addressing precariously balanced rocks (PBRS), Anna’s presentation emphasised the ground-motion constraints provided by PBRS over extended timescales. She highlighted the need for a multidisciplinary team to validate each realisation of the PSHA model, incorporating uncertainties in fragility and age, ultimately improving the PSHA model logic tree. Watch Anna's presentation below. New OQ Features within METIS by Marco Pagani: Marco showcased recent enhancements to the OQ Engine, discussing methodological improvements. He described novel approaches such as epistemic uncertainty propagation, vector-valued PSHA, and earthquake sequence modeling for aftershocks, aiming to efficiently handle uncertainties. Watch Marco's presentation below. The METIS event, a key stage in refining hazard assessment methodologies, concluded with a plenary meeting held from November 16-17. This gathering further fostered collaboration and discussions aimed at advancing seismic hazard assessment methodologies, aligning with METIS' mission to enhance safety assessment tools for critical facilities. For more information about the METIS project, visit: https://metis-h2020.eu/ No images found. GALLERY 1/0 ​ VIDEO RELATED CONTENTS

News New tech could help engineers monitor how buildings withstand human-induced tremors: European Geosciences Union (EGU) Conference 2018 By: ​ ​ Jun 27, 2018 ​ Share Facebook X (Twitter) LinkedIn ​ GEM’s Hazard Scientist, Kendra Johnson recently participated in the EGU General Assembly that took place in Vienna, Austria last April. The event drew more than 15,000 participants from 106 countries and featured 4,776 oral, 11,128 poster, and 1,419 PICO presentations as well as more than 600 unique scientific sessions together with 68 short courses and 294 side events. GEM participates in this yearly event to keep abreast of the latest development and advancements in European geoscience. This year, EGU shares an interesting technology that uses seismometers to record how humans make cities shake. The project, initiated by Jordi Diaz and colleagues at the Institute of Earth Sciences Jaume Almera in Barcelona, Spain first began as an outreach campaign to teach the general public about seismometers. (source: Geolog Seismicity of Life article written by Olivia Trani) After successfully picking up the seismic signals of major football games and rock concerts, Diaz and his colleagues are now exploring other applications such as monitoring how buildings withstand human-induced tremors and tracking traffic. “This new field of urban seismology aims to detect the vibrations caused by road traffic, subway trains, and even cultural activities,” reports EGU General Assembly Press Assistant Tim Middleton on GeoLog. (source: Geolog Seismicity of Life article written by Olivia Trani) The next EGU General Assembly is scheduled from 7-12 April 2019, Vienna, Austria. The European Geosciences Union (EGU) is Europe’s premier geosciences union, dedicated to the pursuit of excellence in the Earth, planetary, and space sciences for the benefit of humanity, worldwide. No images found. GALLERY 1/0 ​ VIDEO RELATED CONTENTS