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  • EEFIT Mission Documents Contrasting Building Performance After Colombia Earthquake - GEM Foundation

    News EEFIT Mission Documents Contrasting Building Performance After Colombia Earthquake By: Oct 14, 2026 Oct 8, 2026 Share Facebook LinkedIn The Global Earthquake Model (GEM) Foundation joined an international team of earthquake engineers and researchers that documented contrasting levels of building damage during a 15–26 September reconnaissance mission in western Colombia, following the magnitude 7.4 earthquake on 10 August. Preliminary field updates from the Earthquake Engineering Field Investigation Team (EEFIT), led by Arup structural engineer Sebastian Kaminski, describe collapsed reinforced-concrete buildings, damaged masonry structures and landslide-affected areas, while reporting no collapses among improved, cemented bahareque bamboo housing inspected near Armenia. The mission, composed of specialists in seismic engineering, building vulnerability, geotechnical hazards and disaster-resilient construction, was joined by co-leaders Alejandra Albuerne of IE University (Madrid) and Helen Crowley, Secretary General of the GEM Foundation, along with researchers and engineers from Imperial College London, Build Change, Universidad de los Andes in Venezuela and the National University of Singapore. The investigation also received remote sensing and geospatial support from the University of Houston. EEFIT's preliminary field updates documented several structural problems . In Quibdó, investigators observed poor-quality masonry, corroded reinforcement and failures involving buildings on unstable ground. In Armenia, they recorded damage from pounding between adjacent buildings, unrestrained masonry walls and inadequately detailed staircases. In Pereira, several three- to six-storey residential buildings experienced partial or complete collapse, alongside failures at beam-column connections and roofs. Other locations showed different outcomes. In Cali, buildings designed under more recent seismic regulations generally performed better than some older reinforced-concrete structures. Improved bahareque houses inspected near Armenia had no reported collapses, although investigators found moisture-related deterioration and termite damage in some materials. Landslides and ground cracking also affected roads and other infrastructure. The team combined rapid damage surveys, detailed building inspections and geotechnical investigations. Using the app QField, investigators recorded geolocated observations of building characteristics, damage and photographs, supported by satellite-based assessments. As part of its support to the ARISTOTLE partnership , GEM had also produced rapid impact estimates shortly after the earthquake, providing a basis for subsequent comparisons with damage observed in the field. As a mission co-leader, Helen observed striking differences in building performance. She recalled entering one of three buildings still standing after 13 neighbouring buildings collapsed, and visiting a residential complex where two of five buildings had collapsed while the others appeared to have limited structural damage. In Cali, she saw damaged social housing where residents, previously relocated from flood-prone areas, were afraid to return. “Collecting rapid damage data in the field is not easy and very open to interpretation; this mission highlighted to me the need for more structured guidance within the apps that we use to collect this data,” Helen observed, when presenting the outcomes of the mission to the GEM Secretariat. She also highlighted the importance of modelling local site amplification and microzonation studies, and possible gaps in how thin-wall and traditional bahareque buildings are represented in GEM's exposure and vulnerability models. GEM plans to compare field observations with its risk estimates, particularly in Cali, where a more detailed model was developed through the USAID-funded TREQ project . Working with local researchers and authorities, it will examine potential overestimation of fatalities, differences between observed and predicted damage patterns, and the representation of building types in its models. The analyses will contribute to EEFIT's reconnaissance report and future improvements to earthquake risk assessment. ##END## No images found. GALLERY 1791367339891.jpg 1791367338303.jpg 1790067234008.jpg 1791367339891.jpg 1/37 VIDEO RELATED CONTENTS

  • Latest News | Global Earthquake Model Foundation | Italy

    GEM latest updates LATEST UPDATES Top Story EEFIT Mission Documents Contrasting Building Performance After Colombia Earthquake The Global Earthquake Model (GEM) Foundation joined an international team of earthquake engineers and researchers that documented contrasting levels of building damage during a 15–26 September reconnaissance mission in western Colombia, following the magnitude 7.4 earthquake on 10 August. More Share Facebook LinkedIn MORE NEWS Search Archive 1 2 3 4 5 1 ... 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 ... 70 EEFIT Mission Documents Contrasting Building Performance After Colombia Earthquake GEM at 13NCEE: From Hazard to Impact GEM's 2026 Risk Assessment Highlights the Role of Construction in Earthquake Losses Seismic Hazard Assessment in Central America: Exchange and Collaboration at the USGS-GEM SAFER Workshop GEM at ECEE2026: Science, Exchange and Applications in Berlin Third GEM–EGU Summer School on Geohazards Risk Assessment

  • GEM at ECEE2026: Science, Exchange and Applications in Berlin - GEM Foundation

    News GEM at ECEE2026: Science, Exchange and Applications in Berlin By: Oct 14, 2026 Sep 21, 2026 Share Facebook LinkedIn GEM took part in the 18th European Conference on Earthquake Engineering (ECEE2026) in Berlin from 14 to 18 September, contributing through theme lectures, scientific presentations, session chairing and an exhibition booth. Presentations covered developments in global risk modelling, their engineering applications and new approaches to using observational data. In her theme lecture, Helen Crowley, GEM Secretary General, described how GEM’s global models are expanding in geographic coverage, the hazards and losses assessed, and future risk projections. Ocean-wide hazard coverage, liquefaction, infrastructure exposure, embodied carbon losses and future risk projections illustrated the widening scope of assessment. Related presentations examined implications for urban development and infrastructure planning, including the exposure of transportation networks to earthquake shaking and ground failure. Work on damage and reconstruction also examined the environmental consequences of earthquakes. GEM’s contributions covered developments in global exposure and vulnerability models, approaches to damage accumulation during earthquake sequences, and estimates of population displacement. A dedicated special session on vulnerability modelling examined applications to regional risk assessment. Vitor Silva, GEM’s Head of Risk Engineering, discussed in his theme lecture how impact assessments can account for changes in cities and new observations. Earth observation and artificial intelligence offer ways to develop more detailed information on the built environment, while benchmarking helps evaluate the resulting models. OpenQuake provides a shared platform for applying these developments in hazard and loss calculations. A special session on the 2026 Venezuela and Colombia earthquakes , co-chaired by Helen Crowley and Ana Acevedo of EAFIT University, connected modelling with evidence from recent events. With investigations still underway, contributions covered rapid assessment, ground-motion analysis, and virtual and field reconnaissance. A separate article in this newsletter issue provides more detail and a link to the full recording. At GEM’s booth, staff presented models, datasets and OpenQuake resources to participants throughout the week. Researchers, engineers, and partner organisations also discussed how they use the tools and datasets with GEM staff. No images found. GALLERY 9.png 8.png 12.png 9.png 1/26 VIDEO RELATED CONTENTS

  • GEM at 13NCEE: From Hazard to Impact - GEM Foundation

    News GEM at 13NCEE: From Hazard to Impact By: Oct 14, 2026 Jul 20, 2026 Share Facebook LinkedIn GEM presented research on seismic design, earthquake impact assessment and vulnerability modelling at the 13th U.S. National Conference on Earthquake Engineering (13NCEE), held in Portland, Oregon, from 13 to 17 July 2026. The conference was organised by the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI). GEM’s contributions ranged from worldwide seismic hazard calculations to a neighbourhood-scale case study, addressing building performance, loss estimation and recovery planning. For the ASCE Earthquake Loads Overseas (AELO) collaboration with USGS, Kendra Johnson, GEM’s Senior Seismic Hazard Scientist, presented an OpenQuake-based workflow for calculating seismic design parameters for locations outside the United States. Anirudh Rao, GEM’s Seismic Risk Modelling Lead, discussed how testing models against historical earthquake events, empirical data and independent models helps evaluate their reliability. Vitor Silva, GEM’s Head of Risk Engineering, presented a case study exploring how a digital twin of a Lisbon neighbourhood could combine sensor recordings and building information with OpenQuake to estimate damage, losses and downtime. The approach was demonstrated and tested using stochastic simulations and nonlinear structural analyses, examining how sensor observations could inform post-earthquake impact assessments. Al Mouayed Bellah Nafeh, GEM’s Physical Vulnerability Lead, presented the new global vulnerability model, which accounts for structural systems, nonstructural components and building contents to support more detailed estimates of financial losses. Karim Aljawhari, GEM’s Physical Vulnerability Modeller, examined the embodied carbon associated with earthquake damage, repair and reconstruction in Europe, adding an environmental perspective to discussions of retrofitting and mitigation. Together, the presentations connected GEM’s global hazard and vulnerability modelling with seismic design calculations, local impact assessments and estimates of the financial and environmental costs of recovery. No images found. GALLERY 9.png 8.png 1.png 9.png 1/15 VIDEO RELATED CONTENTS

  • GEM's 2026 Risk Assessment Highlights the Role of Construction in Earthquake Losses - GEM Foundation

    News GEM's 2026 Risk Assessment Highlights the Role of Construction in Earthquake Losses By: Oct 13, 2026 Oct 13, 2026 Share Facebook LinkedIn Image credit: UNDRR The Global Earthquake Model (GEM) Foundation's 2026 global seismic risk assessment reports that unreinforced masonry and earthen construction account for more than half of the buildings estimated to be destroyed by earthquake shaking in an average year worldwide. This is an estimate based on averaging many possible earthquakes, not a prediction for any particular year. The finding highlights the importance of building design and construction in reducing earthquake risk, a concern at the heart of this year's International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction (IDDRR) on 13 October, under the theme “Resilience Starts at Home.” GEM Global Exposure and Seismic Risk Models, 2026 (v2026.1) In eastern Afghanistan, mudbrick and stone have long been used to build homes from locally available materials suited to the region's climate. When a magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck on 31 August 2025, a UN-led assessment recorded 1,992 deaths and more than 8,300 homes damaged or destroyed. UNICEF documented extensive damage to traditional housing, with shallow shaking and landslide-prone terrain contributing to the destruction. Earthquake performance of buildings depends on structural details as well as materials. Wall-to-roof connections, reinforcement, roof weight and construction quality influence how a home withstands shaking. UNDP has documented efforts in some parts of Afghanistan to improve the earthquake resistance of traditional earthen housing. “A masonry building described as mudbrick or cement block can have very different behaviour under strong shaking depending on how it is built. Information on its structural system, connections and condition helps us assess its vulnerability and estimate the potential impact of earthquakes considering local construction practices,” said Catalina Yepes-Estrada, GEM's Exposure Development Lead. Cata also noted that GEM's 2026 assessment estimates that fewer than 10% of buildings worldwide meet modern building codes and have moderate-to-high ductility. She stressed the importance of applying earthquake-resistant design standards to new construction while strengthening existing buildings through methods suited to local practices. Research involving GEM scientists in Central America shows how seismic risk modelling can be used to compare strengthening options before investments are made. A 2022 study by Hoyos and Silva found that retrofitting adobe (sun-dried mudbrick) and unreinforced masonry buildings could be economically viable along the region's western coast over 50 years. A 2025 study by Orihuela and colleagues on earthquake early warning (EEW) systems cited that research, noting that modelled retrofitting could reduce average annual fatalities by nearly 90% compared with leaving buildings unstrengthened, with estimated benefit–cost ratios (BCRs) reaching 6:1 in Guatemala and El Salvador, or up to six dollars in benefits for every dollar invested in retrofitting. They used GEM models to show that EEW on the other hand can reduce fatalities by 10-15% at a very low cost and with rapid implementation, thus providing a more immediate risk mitigation strategy to be considered alongside a longer-term plan for retrofitting. These findings give practical context to UNDRR's call for governments to enforce risk-informed planning and building standards, and for developers, builders and financiers to invest in safer housing. Households also have a role in understanding local risks and participating in planning decisions, although many need technical and financial support. Risk models cannot strengthen homes on their own. Their value lies in guiding decisions about safer construction and affordable improvements that respect local building traditions. Further information: International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction 2026 – Resilience Starts at Home ##END## No images found. GALLERY 1/0 VIDEO RELATED CONTENTS

  • Seismic Hazard Assessment in Central America: Exchange and Collaboration at the USGS-GEM SAFER Workshop - GEM Foundation

    News Seismic Hazard Assessment in Central America: Exchange and Collaboration at the USGS-GEM SAFER Workshop By: Oct 14, 2026 Aug 31, 2026 Share Facebook LinkedIn More than 30 researchers, engineers and public sector practitioners from 11 countries gathered in San Salvador from 25 to 27 August to examine how earthquake hazard and risk information can support rapid response during destructive seismic events, and the design of safer buildings through the use of modern seismic provisions and regulations. The workshop was held as part of SAFER ( Seismic Hazard Models to Earthquake Shaking for Construction and Next Generation Forecasts for Rapid Global Earthquake Response ), a GEM project sponsored by the U.S. Department of State and the USGS Earthquake Disaster Assistance Team (EDAT). As the project drew to a close, the meeting offered an opportunity to bring SAFER’s technical work into conversation with local experts and identify common priorities across the region. Improving rapid impact assessment One focus was the next generation of the USGS PAGER system, which provides estimates of fatalities and economic losses following significant earthquakes worldwide. Discussions brought together GEM’s 2026 Global Risk Model , the International Macroseismic Scale (IMS-25) and national annexes, exposure data, and methods for assessing damage from post-earthquake images. Participants also considered the information available in their countries and how local knowledge could help interpret and improve the data used in rapid impact assessment. Informing seismic design The workshop also examined how seismic hazard information informs earthquake loads in building codes across Europe and the Americas. Participants compared design ground motions and risk-targeted approaches in the United States, Europe, and Latin America, with further insights into the Model Seismic Code for the region (CMS) , alongside the ASCE Earthquake Loads Overseas (AELO) initiative . Perspectives on national codes and recent earthquakes in Colombia and Venezuela helped ground the discussion in the conditions and decisions facing institutions at present. Continuing the exchange Together, these conversations addressed two applications of earthquake risk information: estimating impacts soon after an event and informing the design of safer buildings. They also created space for GEM, USGS and participating institutions to consolidate a group of experts with common goals in the region, compare approaches and identify questions for continued exchange beyond the SAFER project. GEM thanks the U.S. Department of State, USGS, El Salvador’s Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (MARN), and all participants for their contributions. No images found. GALLERY 6.png 5.png 2.png 6.png 1/6 VIDEO RELATED CONTENTS

  • Venezuela and Colombia Earthquakes: Early Insights from ECEE2026 - GEM Foundation

    News Venezuela and Colombia Earthquakes: Early Insights from ECEE2026 By: Oct 14, 2026 Sep 18, 2026 Share Facebook LinkedIn GEM Secretary General Helen Crowley and Ana Acevedo of EAFIT University co-chaired a special session on September 15 at the 18th European Conference on Earthquake Engineering (ECEE2026) examining early findings from the 2026 Venezuela and Colombia earthquakes. With investigations still underway, the session covered rapid impact assessment, ground-motion analysis, hazard and risk modelling, and virtual and field reconnaissance. In Venezuela, rupture directivity and proximity to populated areas were central to investigations of severe damage. In Colombia, an intermediate-depth earthquake produced widespread shaking, with local ground conditions contributing to differences across affected cities. Presentations examined how seismic recordings and local observations could be used to check initial impact estimates. Seismic networks provide evidence of shaking, while exposure and vulnerability data help explain its consequences for buildings and communities. Interpreting these sources together requires care: conditions recorded at one location may not represent an entire neighbourhood. Reconnaissance presentations examined differences between construction types, older and newer buildings, and structures strengthened using different retrofit strategies. Presenters emphasised the need to consider buildings that withstood the shaking alongside those that were damaged when evaluating vulnerability. Virtual reconnaissance complemented field investigations, using publicly available images and videos to locate and document damage. These sources provide additional evidence, but the buildings shown and their reported damage levels still require verification. Discussions on post-earthquake inspections highlighted that an initial designation of a building as unsafe to enter does not, by itself, determine whether it should be repaired or demolished. Contributions also stressed the importance of recording building characteristics and damage consistently, both for immediate assessments and subsequent analysis. The findings remain preliminary. The full session recording includes initial impact assessments, reconnaissance observations and questions requiring further investigation. Watch the full special session: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iu3ykUws3VM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iu3ykUws3VM No images found. GALLERY IMG_3067.png 9.png 1.png IMG_3067.png 1/11 VIDEO RELATED CONTENTS

  • Third GEM–EGU Summer School on Geohazards Risk Assessment - GEM Foundation

    News Third GEM–EGU Summer School on Geohazards Risk Assessment By: Oct 14, 2026 Sep 14, 2026 Share Facebook LinkedIn The University of Aveiro, Portugal, welcomed 23 participants from 16 countries to the Third GEM–EGU Summer School on Geohazards Risk Assessment from 7 to 11 September 2026. The five-day programme combined lectures and group exercises on earthquake scenarios and geohazard risk assessment. The Summer School was organised jointly by the University of Aveiro and GEM, with financial support from the European Geosciences Union and the European Facilities for Earthquake Hazard and Risk (EFEHR). Participants worked in groups throughout the week, using GEM’s OpenQuake Engine to calculate earthquake scenarios and incorporating exposure and vulnerability information to estimate damage and losses. Each group developed an assessment and presented its results on the final day. Lectures and practical exercises covered ground shaking, liquefaction, landslides and tsunamis, examining how different hazards contribute to earthquake impacts. Sessions on artificial intelligence in exposure modelling examined approaches to developing the building datasets used in risk calculations. Examples of risk reduction in Lisbon and disaster impact assessment at the EU Crisis Management Laboratory (ECML) of the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre connected the technical exercises to preparedness and practical decision-making. Sessions on risk communication and augmented reality in earthquake engineering also examined how technical information can be shared with different audiences. The formal programme concluded with group presentations, where participants explained the assessments they had developed using open tools, models and datasets, and compared approaches with other groups. At the end of the course, participants also had the opportunity to take an assessment and qualify for the OpenQuake Engine User for Scenario Assessment certification, demonstrating their ability to use the software for earthquake scenario analysis. No images found. GALLERY 8.png 6.png 2.png 8.png 1/8 VIDEO RELATED CONTENTS

  • From Building Response to Risk: GEM’s Seismic Vulnerability Modelling Course in Pavia - GEM Foundation

    News From Building Response to Risk: GEM’s Seismic Vulnerability Modelling Course in Pavia By: Oct 14, 2026 Aug 4, 2026 Share Facebook LinkedIn GEM held a two-week specialist course on seismic vulnerability modelling at the EUCENTRE Foundation in Pavia from 20 to 31 July 2026. Offered within the Doctoral Programme in Earthquake Engineering at IUSS Pavia, the course combined theoretical lectures with practical exercises and a case study. Al Mouayed Bellah Nafeh, GEM’s Physical Vulnerability Lead, and Karim Aljawhari, Physical Vulnerability Modeller, led the training, with teaching support from Furkan Narlitepe, a PhD student at IUSS Pavia/GEM. A case study guided the exercises across the two weeks. Participants began by examining how buildings respond to shaking, then used those analyses to derive fragility functions and estimate losses with the OpenQuake Vulnerability Modeller’s Toolkit. Lectures and practical exercises traced the relationship between structural response, damage and losses to structural elements, nonstructural components and building contents. During the second week, participants assembled vulnerability models for use in the OpenQuake Engine and applied them in earthquake scenarios, linking ground shaking with building damage and losses. They also discussed questions arising from their analyses. The programme also considered the environmental consequences of damage and reconstruction, extending vulnerability assessment beyond conventional economic losses. Work on earthquake sequences examined how buildings respond after sustaining damage, an area being explored by GEM’s research team. A final examination concluded the course, assessing participants’ understanding of the methods and their practical application. The hands-on case study took participants from structural analysis to vulnerability modelling and loss estimation using GEM’s OpenQuake tools. No images found. GALLERY 3.png 2.png 1.png 3.png 1/3 VIDEO RELATED CONTENTS

  • News Briefs for July to September 2026 - GEM Foundation

    News News Briefs for July to September 2026 By: Oct 14, 2026 Oct 15, 2026 Share Facebook LinkedIn OpenQuake Workshop at Oxford GEM Presents Seismic Hazard Research at ESC2026 GEM contributed to the 40th European Seismological Commission General Assembly in Istanbul, 6–11 September. Seismic Hazard Scientist Kirsty Bayliss convened and chaired a session on seismic source characterisation and presented a poster on modelling uncertainties. GEM PhD candidate Fahrettin Kuran presented research on methodological choices in stochastic earthquake modelling, receiving special recognition for his oral presentation. Read more on LinkedIn GEM Delivers Seismic Hazard and OpenQuake Workshop at Oxford GEM delivered a three-day workshop on probabilistic seismic hazard analysis (PSHA) at the University of Oxford, 28–30 September. The training was facilitated by Richard Styron, Senior Active Faults Specialist, and Manuela Villani and Kendra Johnson, both Senior Seismic Hazard Scientists at GEM. It combined PSHA fundamentals with hands-on OpenQuake exercises, focusing on fault-based seismic source modelling and uncertainty in hazard assessment. The workshop was supported through the NERC funding for the UK's GEM subscription. Read more on LinkedIn Istanbul Municipality Staff Trained in OpenQuake Risk Assessment Fourteen staff members from the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality took part in a one-day training on scenario-based seismic hazard and risk assessment using the OpenQuake Engine. Led by GEM/IUSS Pavia PhD candidate Furkan Narlitepe, the training combined technical instruction with hands-on exercises, from preparing earthquake rupture and site models to estimating damage and losses across buildings and infrastructure. Read more on LinkedIn GEM Delivers Two-Part OpenQuake Training at CERN GEM delivered a two-part training programme at CERN, Switzerland, covering GEM models, the OpenQuake Engine and the OpenQuake Vulnerability Modeller's Toolkit (oq-vmtk). Marco Baiguera, Exposure Analyst, and Al Mouayed Bellah Nafeh, Physical Vulnerability Lead, led the first session on 7–9 September. Al Mouayed Bellah Nafeh and Anirudh Rao, Seismic Risk Modelling Lead, led the second session on 6–8 October. GEM Delivers Seismic Risk Assessment Training at Unipol in Bologna GEM delivered a two-part training programme at Unipol in Bologna, focusing on seismic hazard and risk assessment in Italy. The first part, held in July, led by GEM Seismic Hazard Scientists Christopher Brooks and Francesco Serafini, covered seismic hazard, ground-motion modelling, and hazard model testing. The second part, held from 30 September to 1 October, led by Marco Baiguera, Exposure Analyst, and Al Mouayed Bellah Nafeh, Physical Vulnerability Lead, covered exposure characterisation, including building locations and characteristics, and physical vulnerability assessment using nonlinear dynamic analysis. Both parts are key components of earthquake risk modelling, supporting the assessment of potential damage and losses. GEM's Catalina Yepes Selected for EERI Housner Leadership Programme Catalina Yepes, GEM's Exposure Development Lead, has been selected for the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute's (EERI) George W. Housner Leadership Certificate Program. The 12-month programme prepares mid-career professionals from various earthquake risk reduction fields for advanced leadership roles. It combines online training, peer discussions and practical projects, focusing on strategic planning, communication, policy engagement and leadership in earthquake risk reduction. Read more GEM Offers Spanish-Language OpenQuake Training for Latin America and the Caribbean GEM organised four Spanish-language virtual workshops on seismic hazard and risk assessment using OpenQuake, with sessions in September and November 2026. The programme involves Alejandro Calderón, GEM Exposure Research Lead, and Daniela González González, GEM Exposure Analyst. Supported by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the workshops cover earthquake scenarios, probabilistic seismic hazard analysis and event-based risk assessment. Read more on LinkedIn GEM Supports ROSE Master's Scholarships and Seismic Hazard Training The 2026/2027 ROSE Advanced Master's in Earthquake Engineering, jointly awarded by the University of Pavia and IUSS Pavia, offers up to eight full tuition waivers. GEM will support one selected candidate from a lower-middle income country (LMIC) with a full tuition waiver and additional assistance towards living expenses. GEM will also contribute to the academic programme, with Marco Pagani, Head of Seismic Hazards, and Manuela Villani, Senior Seismic Hazard Scientist, teaching Seismic Hazard and Engineering Seismology in March 2027. Read more on LinkedIn Morocco's Solidarity Fund against Catastrophic Events (FSEC) Visits GEM Headquarters In July 2026, analysts from Morocco's Solidarity Fund against Catastrophic Events (FSEC) visited GEM's headquarters in Pavia to strengthen their expertise in exposure modelling and jointly develop a model for seismic risk assessment in Morocco. The visit builds on GEM's partnership with FSEC and Atlantic Re, its first public- and private-sector sponsors from Africa, and the ongoing Morocco Earthquake Model project. Read more on LinkedIn GEM Contributes to Webinar on Parametric Earthquake Insurance On 29 September, GEM's Vitor Silva, Head of Risk Engineering, joined representatives from Liberty Mutual Reinsurance and Safehub for a webinar on ShakeNet Parametric, an earthquake insurance solution combining seismic monitoring and modelling. The discussion examined the role of GEM's OpenQuake Engine in Safehub's Shake Network and the application of this approach in Mexico's nationwide parametric insurance programme. Read more on LinkedIn No images found. GALLERY 8. GEM and Morocco_s FSEC Collaborate on Exposure Modelling.png 8. GEM and Morocco_s FSEC Collaborate on Exposure Modelling 3.png 2. GEM Delivers Seismic Hazard and OpenQuake Workshop at Oxford 2.png 8. GEM and Morocco_s FSEC Collaborate on Exposure Modelling.png 1/18 VIDEO RELATED CONTENTS

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