News Developing indicators for urban resilience By: Jul 2, 2018 Share Facebook LinkedIn GEM’s Social Vulnerability and Integrated Risk (SVIR) Coordinator, Christopher G. Burton, was called on to assist in the formulation of indicators for the UNISDR Ten Essentials for Making Cities Resilient initiative, to support the implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (SFDRR) 2015-2030.While UNISDR’s Ten Essentials have been used in disaster preparedness and response activities since 2010, the Sendai conference places greater emphasis on building resilience at local and municipal levels, hence defining ways to measure improvements in resilience has become a pressing priority. Chris Burton’s contributions were drawn from his field work and tools which GEM has already successfully applied in Nepal and Ecuador, with support from our local partners, the National Society for Earthquake Technology (NSET) in Kathmandu and the Secretariat for Security and Governance within the Office of the Municipality of the Metropolitan Area of Quito. These included:- The Resilience Performance Scorecard (RPS) methodology as a way to strengthen institutional capacity and adopt resilience measures from the bottom-up;- The verification of existing hazard and risk assessments at a city level, to inform risk scenarios and develop long-term DRR plans; and- The integration of social vulnerability strategies in mitigation, recovery, and reconstruction plans. The indicators developed are currently being piloted in several cities around the world and we look forward to further collaboration with UNISDR. No images found. GALLERY 1/0 VIDEO RELATED CONTENTS

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News Building Sensors Reduce Damage Error by Sixty Percent: The Future of Catastrophe Risk Management By: Dec 6, 2022 Share Facebook LinkedIn In Safehub’s latest installment of the Safehub Resilience Network webinar series, “Can Building Shaking Sensors Prevent Future Tragedies?,” Safehub co-organised a webinar with GEM on October 6th about how to reduce uncertainty in estimating building vulnerability after an earthquake. John Schneider presented an overview of GEM’s work around the state of practice of earthquake hazard and risk assessment through the development of open global databases, models, and tools - and improving stakeholder capacity for risk assessment. Vitor Silva presented how sensor data at building and portfolio levels can be used to improve model predictions of damage from earthquakes. Read the full article here . If you've missed the event, get more information from the experts by watching the recording here: The Future of Catastrophe Risk Management: Reducing Uncertainty After an Earthquake No images found. GALLERY 1/0 Gallery VIDEO RELATED CONTENTS

News Strong GEM presence in Geneva helps bridge the gap between Science, Technology and DRR By: Jul 2, 2018 Share Facebook LinkedIn During UNISDR's Science and Technology Conference (#science4sendai), GEM's team is looking forward to reaching out to agencies interested in collaborating to make the world a safer place. Through the active work of its partners, sponsors, associates and Secretariat, the GEM Foundation is daily supporting the implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR). However, during the final week of January 2016, a multi-national, experienced and dedicated team of GEM representatives is visiting Geneva to assist in bridging the gap between Science, Technology and Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR). The following links offer more information about our preparation for Geneva, the posters which have been accepted for display, as well as a brief overview of how our Open Source solutions can support DRR efforts worldwide:- Preparing for Geneva - http://bit.ly/1Umio0y - Flyer: HOW CAN THE GEM FOUNDATION’S DATASETS, MODELS AND TOOLS ASSIST YOU IN EACH PHASE OF DRR DECISION MAKING? - http://bit.ly/1Tk0TQ4 - Poster: Improving knowledge of earthquake risk worldwide - http://bit.ly/1QvFWB0 - Poster: Improving global capacity in earthquake risk assessment - http://bit.ly/1PwcWu3 - Poster: Assessing national seismic risk with the OpenQuake suite of tools - http://bit.ly/1lKGh5W - Poster: Making advances in science and technology available for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) planning in middle and low-income countries - http://bit.ly/1RIQOgdIf you are in Geneva for the conference, please reach out to any of the team members listed below, or save their email addresses for post-event follow-up. The GEM Team in Geneva at #science4sendai : John Schneider - GEM's incoming Secretary General, John has represented GeoScience Australia on our Board since 2009. Mauro Dolce - Chair of GEM's Governing Board, Mauro is the Director General of the Italian Department of Civil Protection. Louis Gritzo - GEM's Board Member, Lou is the Vice President, Research for FM Global, one of the world’s largest commercial property insurers. John Rees - Risk Research Champion for the UK Research Council, John is a keen advocate for GEM's Open Source solutions. [removed]Surya Narayan Shrestha - Surya-ji represents one of GEM's implementing partners, the National Society for Earthquake Technology-Nepal (NSET). [removed]Vitor Silva - GEM's Seismic Risk Coordinator, Vitor is responsible for the development of the OpenQuake-engine (risk) and other supporting tools. Chris Wardle - GEM's Fund-raiser, Chris has a brief to diversify and grow GEM's resource base. No images found. GALLERY 1/0 VIDEO RELATED CONTENTS

News GEM supports national seismic hazard and risk modelling in Morocco through OpenQuake training By: Dec 16, 2025 Oct 17, 2025 Share Facebook LinkedIn The Global Earthquake Model (GEM) Foundation held a three-day workshop in Casablanca, Morocco, from 15 to 17 October 2025, marking the start of work on the development of a national seismic hazard and risk model for the country. The workshop brought together representatives from the Fonds de Solidarité contre les Événements Catastrophiques (FSEC), Atlantic Re and members of the Moroccan scientific community. The activity builds on the partnership announced earlier this year, which saw FSEC and Atlantic Re become the first paying Public and Private Sponsors respectively from Africa to join GEM. The collaboration aims to support the development of science-based seismic risk information to inform planning, preparedness and risk management in Morocco. Discussions during the workshop focused on the current state of seismic research in the country, including the identification of data gaps, technical priorities and opportunities for collaboration. GEM staff contributed across plenary and working sessions, including Helen Crowley, GEM Secretary General; Marco Pagani, Head of Seismic Hazards; Vitor Silva, Head of Risk Engineering; Al Mouayed Bellah Nafeh, Physical Vulnerability Lead; and Marco Baiguera, Exposure Analyst. Sessions covered key components of seismic risk assessment, including source modelling, ground motion, and exposure and vulnerability. The final day of the workshop featured hands-on training on the OpenQuake Engine, GEM’s open-source software for seismic hazard and risk modelling. Participants were introduced to modelling workflows and tools that support transparent and reproducible risk analysis, with a focus on their application in a national context. The workshop represents an initial step in a longer-term collaboration aimed at strengthening Morocco’s capacity to assess and manage seismic risk, while reinforcing GEM’s commitment to supporting public sector partners through open science and collaborative model development. Further information on the partnership is available in GEM’s July announcement on the sponsorship by FSEC and Atlantic Re. https://www.globalquakemodel.org/GEMNews/gem-fsec-atlantic-sponsorship-africa ## No images found. GALLERY Day3_OQtraining_2 (1).jpg Day3_OQtraining_1 (1).jpg Day3_OQtraining_3 (1).jpg Day3_OQtraining_2 (1).jpg 1/10 VIDEO RELATED CONTENTS

Publications The OpenQuake Engine Brochure V1 Share Facebook LinkedIn Download 2012 | Brochure The OpenQuake Engine is GEM’s state-of-the-art software for seismic hazard and risk assessment at varying scales of resolution, from global to local. It can be used on a cluster, in the cloud or on a laptop. It is open-source, fully transparent and can be used with GEM or user-developed models to carry out scenario-based and probabilistic calculations and produce a great variety of outputs.

OpenQuake Engine certified user page This is to certify that Katia Veronica Vila Mamani has successfully completed the requirements to become a Certified OpenQuake Engine User for Scenario Assessment demonstrating the required knowledge and skills as assessed by the Global Earthquake Model (GEM) Foundation. GEM Foundation Secretary General Helen Crowley (signed) Date of Completion: Valid until: September 11, 2026 September 11, 2029

News EERI Releases Earthquake Spectra Special Issue on GEM’s 2018 Global Hazard and Risk Models By: Oct 21, 2020 Share Facebook LinkedIn Today, the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI), released a of titled documents the supporting research critical to the development of the Global Seismic Hazard and Risk models by the GEM (Global Earthquake Model) Foundation, representing a major step in understanding earthquake risk globally. Seismic hazard and risk models are needed for accurate assessment of risks in order to promote risk reduction and mitigating actions, such as the improvement of building codes and construction practices, sustainable land use, emergency response, and protection of critical infrastructures, as well as risk transfer through insurance. “The assessment and subsequent mitigation of earthquake risks are among the ultimate goals of both seismology and earthquake engineering,” said John Schneider, GEM Secretary General. “During the last two decades, these goals have never been more important and relevant due to rapid urban development and the rise of megacities in earthquake-prone areas which have considerably increased the seismic risk worldwide.” This collection of papers is intended for scientists and researchers in the hazard and risk modeling sector, and risk professionals for application to disaster risk reduction around the globe. The issue contains studies covering probabilistic seismic hazard assessment, exposure modelling, vulnerability assessment, and earthquake loss estimation. The results can be used to understand earthquake risk at the national and regional level and as the basis for developing custom models and risk profiles at higher resolution, e.g., at the city level. Engineers and scientists through risk managers, urban planners, emergency responders and humanitarian agencies can use the models for input to a wide range of disaster risk reduction activities. In December 2018, the GEM Foundation announced the completion of the first version of its Global Earthquake Model and released the following a comprehensive international effort combining datasets, models, tools, and knowledge from hundreds of scientists. The open release of the 2018 GEM Global Hazard and Risk maps signifies a major advancement over efforts prior to GEM’s, which were based on less comprehensive datasets and strategies, and were typically proprietary. GEM’s Global Seismic Hazard Model comprises a mosaic of 30 probabilistic seismic hazard models. The global seismic hazard map expresses the spatial distribution of peak ground acceleration on rock for a 475-years return period. Using this collection of hazard models as input, GEM computed a Global Seismic Risk Model depicting the average Annual Economic Losses (AEL) caused by ground shaking on the residential, commercial, and industrial building stock. The underlying models and datasets were developed following an open and transparent approach, thus allowing scientists to reproduce the results and customize the various components based on their needs. “GEM’s open, transparent and collaborative approach is critical in gaining the trust of stakeholders and promoting local ownership of the results, thus making the information more likely to be used for risk reduction efforts,” said Schneider. International earthquake modelling experts — Marco Pagani, Vitor Silva, Kishor S. Jaiswal, and Trevor Allen — served as guest editors for this issue. Pagani is the Seismic Hazard Coordinator at GEM and Adjunct Professor at the Institute of Catastrophe Risk Management of the Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. Silva is the Risk Coordinator at GEM and an Associate Professor at the University Fernando Pessoa at Porto, Portugal. Jaiswal is a research civil engineer at U. S. Geological Survey in Golden, Colorado, where he leads the development of the Prompt Assessment of Global Earthquakes for Response system’s earthquake casualty and economic loss estimation models. Allen is the Earthquake Hazard Activity Lead at Geoscience Australia. This special issue of is made possible with partial support by the Global Earthquake Model (GEM) Foundation. Founded in Pavia, Italy in 2009, GEM is a non-profit public-private partnership that drives global collaborative efforts to develop scientific and high-quality resources for transparent assessment of earthquake risk and to facilitate their application for risk management around the globe. Learn more at www.globalquakemodel.org. Earthquake Spectra is the premier journal on earthquake engineering and resilience, serving as the publication of record for the development of earthquake engineering practice, earthquake codes and regulations, earthquake public policy, and earthquake investigation reports. | Authors: Vitor Silva, Desmond Amo-Oduro, Alejandro Calderon, Catarina Costa, Jamal Dabbeek, Venetia Despotaki, Luis Martins, Marco Pagani, Anirudh Rao, Michele Simionato, Daniele Viganò, Catalina Yepes-Estrada, Ana Acevedo, Helen Crowley, Nick Horspool, Kishor Jaiswal, Murray Journeay, Massimiliano Pittore | Authors: Trevor Allen, Jonathan Griffin, Mark Leonard, Dan Clark, and Hadi Ghasemi | Authors: Henremagne C. Peñarubia, Kendra L. Johnson, Richard H. Styron, Teresito C. Bacolcol, Winchelle Ian G. Sevilla, Jeffrey S. Perez, Jun D.Bonita, Ishmael C. Narag, Renato U. Solidum Jr, Marco M. Pagani and Trevor I. Allen | Authors: Teraphan Ornthammarath M.EERI, Pennung Warnitchai, Chung-Han Chan, Yu Wang, Xuhua Shi, Phuong Hong Nguyen, Le Minh Nguyen, Suwith Kosuwan, Myo Thant, and Kerry Sieh | Authors: Trevor I. Allen, Stephen Halchuk, John Adams, and Graeme A. Weatherill | Authors: Masyhur Irsyama, Phil Cumminsc, M. Asrurifak, Lutfi Faisal, Danny Hilman Natawidjaja, Sri Widiyantorob, Irwan Meilano, Wahyu Triyoso, Ariska Rudiyanto, Sri Hidayati, M. Ridwan, Rahma Hanifa, Arifan Jaya Syahbanaa : Authors: Chung-Han Chan, Kuo-Fong Ma, J. Bruce H. Shyu, Ya-Ting Lee, Yu-Ju Wang, Jia-Cian Gao, Yin-Tung Yen, and Ruey-Juin Rau | Authors: Richard Styron, Marco Pagani | Authors: Yufang Rong M.EERI, Xiwei Xu, Jia Cheng, Guihua Chen, Harold Magistrale, and Zheng-Kang Shen | Authors: Elizabeth Abbott, Nick Horspool, Matt Gerstenberger, Rand Huso, Chris Van Houtte, Graeme McVerry, Silvia Canessa t | Authors: Marco Pagani, Julio Garcia-Pelaez, Robin Gee, Kendra Johnson, Valerio Poggi, Vitor Silva, Michele Simionato, Richard Styron, Daniele Viganò, Laurentiu Danciu, Damiano Monelli, Graeme Weatherill | Authors: Helen Crowley, Venetia Despotaki, Daniela Rodrigues, Vitor Silva, Dragos Toma-Danila, Evi Riga, Anna Karatzetzou, Stavroula Fotopoulou, Željko Žugic, Luis Sousa, Sevgi Ozcebe, Paolo Gamba | Authors: Graeme Weatherill, Sreeram Reddy Kotha, and Fabrice Cotton | Authors: Ana Beatriz Acevedo, Catalina Yepes-Estrada, Daniela Gonzalez, Vitor Silva, Miguel Mora, Mónica Arcila, and Gustavo Posada | Authors: Massimiliano Pittore, Michael Haas, Vitor Silva | Authors: Anirudh Rao, Debashish Dutta, Pratim Kalita, Nick Ackerley, Vitor Silva, Meera Raghunandan, Jayadipta Ghosh, Siddhartha Ghosh, Svetlana Brzev, Kaustubh Dasgupta ----- No images found. 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News GEM News Briefs: July-September 2024 By: Oct 9, 2024 Oct 10, 2024 Share Facebook LinkedIn The GEM Foundation continues to expand its global outreach through active participation in international conferences, training workshops, and governance meetings. These engagements highlight GEM's ongoing efforts to advance seismic risk reduction, strengthen collaboration with key global partners, and contribute to the development of innovative risk assessment tools. In this section, we bring you the latest updates from GEM’s involvement in these various events. GEM partners presenting the TREQ results in the IDRiM (Integrated Disaster Risk Management Society) conference for DRR At the recent IDRiM conference in August in Cartagena, Colombia, Nathalie García Millán of the Secretariat of Emergency and Disaster Risk Management in Cali, presented seismic risk analysis results for the city, and Professor Ana Beatriz Acevedo presented a 30-minute special session showcasing the materials for communicating earthquake risk, both developed from GEM's TREQ project. This initiative, in collaboration with Universidad EAFIT and supported by USAID-BHA, focused on training local experts to assess earthquake risks. The presentation highlighted the importance of local involvement in disaster risk management, showcasing how partnerships can enhance community resilience against future seismic events. The sessions were organised as part of the communication component of the FORCE project: "Am I at Earthquake Risk?" This 30-minute special session showcased the materials developed during the TREQ project for communicating earthquake risk to stakeholders and the general public. Professor Ana Beatriz Acevedo led this session with the support of all the members of the working group (GEM, SIATA-AMVA). "Seismic Risk Assessment for Santiago de Cali, Colombia" This presentation highlighted the work carried out in Santiago de Cali during the TREQ project, focusing on its impact and applications in city planning and policy-making. The session was presented by Nathalie García Millán, the team leader from the city's DRR office (Secretaría de Gestión del Riesgo de Emergencias y Desastres, Santiago de Cali, Colombia). Watch: https://www.instagram.com/reel/C_brzL5sB0r/?igsh=MTY5enQ4emY5d2ticw%3D%3D Learn more about the TREQ project: https://www.globalquakemodel.org/proj/treq Use of the global seismic hazard outputs to estimate the “Expected Annual Disruption of Rhenium” and “Expected Annual Disruption of Copper” production globally A new study by the U.S. Geological Survey uses GEM's Global Seismic Hazard Mosaic to estimate the "Expected Annual Disruption" (EAD) of global copper and rhenium production due to earthquakes. By applying seismic hazard curves to production facilities, the study forecasts annual disruption based on earthquake-induced ground shaking. The analysis also factors in the vulnerability of each facility, providing insights into the potential economic impact of seismic events on critical mineral supplies. This approach highlights the importance of understanding seismic risks to global supply chains. PDF download: https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2024/1028/ofr20241028.pdf RAMSEY project update The RAMSEY project, led by one of GEM’s public governor partners, Geoscience Australia, aims to build earthquake resilience in remote Western Australian communities like Meckering, which was hit by a 6.5 magnitude quake in 1968. Using GEM’s OpenQuake Engine, the project assesses seismic risks and informs mitigation strategies for critical infrastructure. RAMSEY focuses on strengthening local preparedness and infrastructure resilience, helping communities and emergency services better prepare for future earthquakes. Read more and download the full report here: https://www.ga.gov.au/scientific-topics/community-safety/projects/improving-the-earthquake-hazard-resilience-of-remote-western-australian-communities GEM at ESC24 in Corfu, Greece GEM participated in the 39th General Assembly of the European Seismological Commission (ESC), held from September 22-27 in Corfu, Greece. Team members Al Mouayed Bellah Nafeh, Jarod Domenge, and Kirsty Bayliss gave presentations on key topics associated with seismic hazard modeling and the International Macroseismic Scale (IMS-2024). Al Mouayed Bellah Nafeh also co-chaired the session on the international macroseismic scale. Additionally, Kirsty Bayliss led a poster session on the OpenQuake Model Building Toolkit, showcasing tools for developing seismic hazard model components. Their participation emphasised GEM’s progress in earthquake science and risk management, underscoring their dedication to knowledge exchange and capacity building. The ESC Assembly gathered experts to discuss cutting-edge seismological research. For more details about the event, visit https://www.erasmus.gr/microsites/1277 . GEM at PHIVOLCS On August 2, while stationed in the Philippines, Jephraim Oro, GEM Communications Coordinator, visited the PHIVOLCS office in Quezon City, meeting with Engr. Henremagne C. Peñarubia - PHIVOLCS lead for the Probabilistic seismic hazard analysis model project for the Philippines, geologist Azdine Ysulan, and science research specialist Myleen Enriquez. The visit included a tour of PHIVOLCS' exhibition area and a review of available public awareness materials. Discussions covered exposure modelling projects in the country and the sharing of digital copies of the Special Acceleration Maps of the Philippines. This visit aimed to strengthen the collaborative relationship between GEM and PHIVOLCS in advancing seismic hazard and risk research as well as public awareness and education. No images found. GALLERY 1/0 VIDEO RELATED CONTENTS