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News Earthquake Risk Modelling workshop participants in Canada: Ready to switch to OpenQuake software for seismic risk assessment By: May 4, 2018 Share Facebook LinkedIn The Geological Survey of Canada in collaboration with the UBC Earthquake Engineering Research Facility and the GEM Foundation organized its first GEM OpenQuake training workshop in Vancouver, Canada from 11th - 13th April with the theme: “Earthquake Risk Modeling in Canada - from knowledge to action”. Over 50 people with different backgrounds participated in the event including GEM’s Anirudh Rao who presented GEM and its current work, and co-facilitated a session on OpenQuake engine. “The OpenQuake workshop session was a big success. It opened several opportunities for future collaboration with Canada's leading seismic hazard scientists, structural engineers, risk mitigation experts from the City of Vancouver, and electric utility agencies concerned about seismic risk to their assets and convinced many participants to switch to OpenQuake after experiencing first hand the engine’s computational capability,” Anirudh Rao, GEM Physical Risk Engineer and lead OpenQuake trainer at the 3-day event. Dr. Murray Journeay - GSC/NRCan risk modelling expert and longtime GEM collaborator, facilitated the workshop designed for risk modelers working in areas of both fundamental and applied science - and those who were interested in using outputs of risk assessments to inform disaster resilience planning at local and regional scales in Canada. The event presented an overview of earthquake risk assessment activities in British Columbia, followed by a two-day interactive workshop to explore the analytic capabilities of the OpenQuake engine and Platform. In particular, workshop objectives included: - Explore GEM's risk datasets, models and tools; - Present GEM’s Risk Modeller's Toolkit to derive fragility and vulnerability models; - Perform probabilistic seismic risk analysis, and scenario damage and loss estimation using the OpenQuake-engine; - Contribute to GEM’s Global Risk Modelling effort.On the last day, Dr. Murray Journeay (below, left) was awarded a lifetime achievement award by the Geological Survey of Canada for his work throughout his career in promoting earthquake risk awareness and reduction in Canada, and for his efforts in recent years in helping Canada become a public partner of GEM. Canada became an official member of the GEM Foundation in December 2017. No images found. GALLERY 1/0 VIDEO RELATED CONTENTS

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News International Conference for the Decade Memory of the Wenchuan Earthquake By: Jul 12, 2018 Share Facebook LinkedIn The 4th International Conference on Continental Earthquakes organized by the China Earthquake Administration (CEA) was held from May 12-14, 2018 in Chengdu, Sichuan, China to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Wenchuan earthquake. “It has been 10 years since the great earthquake of Wenchuan, Sichuan, southwest China. The impact of that devastating event on either natural science or social sustainability was so important that a decade review will be of no doubt worth for further development,” said Prof. Guoguang Zheng, conference convener and Director of China Earthquake Administration. In line with this, GEM’s Marco Pagani with CEA’s Prof. Mengtan Gao co-organized a session on the activities promoted by Global Earthquake Model. In this session, Anirudh Rao from the GEM Risk Team presented how the OpenQuake engine could be used to assess earthquake risk. Examples of annual average losses, exposure and vulnerability models were presented to emphasize the scientific features of the engine. Anirudh also emphasized the importance of open tools and open data being promoted by GEM. This conference had also been a venue to report the progress of GEM-CEA collaboration to implement China’s national earthquake hazard model on OpenQuake. The collaboration, which started in 2017 hopes to update China’s hazard model for better understanding of future earthquakes in the country. The GEM-CEA technical partnership aims to further fine tune the model for mitigation purposes. In one of the presentations, Professor Tso-Chien Pan from the Institute of Catastrophe Risk Management-NTU Singapore showed a case-study using OpenQuake to investigate the effects of high-resolution location-based exposure data on seismic risk estimates of urbanized regions in Southeast Asia. About the Wenchuan earthquake Sichuan earthquake of 2008, also called Wenchuan earthquake or Great Wenchuan Earthquake, Chinese Wenchuan dizhen or Wenchuan Da Dizhen, massive and enormously devastating earthquake that occurred in the mountainous central region of Sichuan province in southwestern China on May 12, 2008. The epicentre of the magnitude-7.9 quake (measured as magnitude 8.0 by the Chinese) was located near the city of Dujiangyan, about 50 miles (80 km) west-northwest of Chengdu, the provincial capital, at a depth of 11.8 miles (19 km) below the surface. The May 2008 quake flattened some four-fifths of the structures in the affected area. Whole villages and towns in the mountains were destroyed, and many schools collapsed. Almost 90,000 people were counted as dead or missing and presumed dead in the final official Chinese government assessment; the officially reported total killed included more than 5,300 children, the bulk of them students attending classes.(source: https://www.britannica.com/event/Sichuan-earthquake-of-2008) No images found. GALLERY 1/0 VIDEO RELATED CONTENTS

Publications Working together to assess risk from global to local: lessons from the Global Earthquake Model Share Facebook LinkedIn Download 2015 | Peer-reviewed Reliable, high-quality risk assessment is the basis for an objective understanding of risk; priority for action 1 of the Sendai framework for disaster risk reduction 2015-2030. It is the foundation of decisions and actions that effectively build resilience. Earthquake risk continues to rise, yet reliable data, risk information, and assessment tools are out of reach or under-utilised in many areas of the world. The Global Earthquake Model (GEM Foundation) was created to bridge these critical gaps. Through authentic collaboration across public and private stakeholders, the GEM community supports risk management and awareness by developing and implementing open risk assessment tools, compiling and generating risk information. GEM influences risk reduction by promoting technology transfer and developing risk assessment capacity. All GEM risk assessment resources are made freely available through its web-based OpenQuake platform. As input to the Sendai framework, this paper provides an overview of GEM's achievements to date, lessons learnt - emphasizing effective modes of collaboration and capacity development -, and presents opportunities and challenges in going forward. This paper is from the Global Risk Forum Davos Planet@Risk Journal, which is no longer available.

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News Global Parametrics joins GEM to develop open earthquake models for use in catastrophe modelling By: Oct 7, 2019 Share Facebook LinkedIn GEM welcomes Global Parametrics (GP) as Advisor Sponsor. GP is an innovative insurance solutions provider and risk manager with a focus on developing countries and underserved sectors. Launched in July of 2016 with support from Germany’s KfW via the InsuResilience Investment Fund, and the UK's Department for International Development, Global Parametrics aims to redefine the market for disaster preparedness and response through alternative risk transfer, emerging market finance, climate and seismic modelling, asset management, startups and public-private partnerships. “GEM is happy to collaborate with Global Parametrics because of our shared interest and commitment to use open data and transparent earthquake risk analysis tools such as GEM’s OpenQuake engine, to develop financial and insurance products to help small and micro financial institutions in times of disasters,'' John Schneider, GEM Secretary General. Global Parametrics CEO, Hector Ibarra was one of the guest speakers during the launch of GEM’s Global Earthquake Hazard and Risk maps in December 2018 in Pavia, Italy. He presented an overview of Global Parametrics’ vision and current work program. “We are proud to be part of the GEM family. We believe that our collaboration to develop open models and to promote transparency in risk assessment can broaden our reach and help address the insurance protection gap in developing countries as well as provide more security to institutions, risk aggregators and SMEs (small and medium enterprises) that provide services to poor and vulnerable populations in emerging markets,” Hector Ibarra, CEO Global Parametrics. About Global Parametrics GP is an innovative public-private approach that secures early access to capital and timely financing when disaster strikes. It designs and deploys structured financial solutions for institutional clients in emerging markets. The provision of these services contributes to a virtuous circle of more resilient businesses, communities and economies. Global Parametrics is supported by leading players in the public and private sectors. The first seed investments were provided by KfW’s InsuResilience Investment Fund and the UK’s Department for International Development. No images found. GALLERY 1/0 VIDEO RELATED CONTENTS

News Big boost to global risk management with the launch of UNDRR GRAF By: May 23, 2019 Share Facebook LinkedIn GRAF launch at GP2019 Geneva. Photo credit: Gabriela Nobre The UNDRR successfully launched the Global Risk Assessment Framework (GRAF) during the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction 2019 (GP2019) Forum held from 13 – 17 May in Geneva, Switzerland. It is one of the key outcomes of the GP2019 multi-stakeholder Forum. GRAF is a new international framework for developing and sharing risk information and promoting a pro-active culture of risk-informed decision-making. Its objective is to improve the understanding and management of current and future risks, at all scales, to better manage uncertainties and mobilize people, innovation and finance. The GRAF was conceived through a 32-person expert group convened by the UNDRR, with individuals representing the science community, data providers, modellers and risk managers across public and private sectors as well as special interest groups such as youth tasked to help UNISDR develop a comprehensive approach to understanding risk and to apply risk knowledge to generate practical solutions for reducing risk and increasing resilience. Central to this challenge is to create a global collaborative framework for developing, sharing and using risk information across hazards, disciplines, and geographic scales (i.e, global to local), leveraging existing institutions and collaboration frameworks and addressing the systemic nature of risk and its cascading effects. GRAF has four working groups, one of which is Mapping & Gap Analysis, co-chaired by GEM Secretary General, John Schneider and Governing Board Member, John Rees (British Geological Survey). The working group is providing expert advice to GRAF on understanding stakeholder needs as risk assessment information providers and users. “The GRAF is great opportunity to bring cohesion to the risk assessment community to help national governments in support of Sendai risk indicators and targets.” said John Schneider, GEM Secretary General. He added, “GEM is proud of its contributions to the successful establishment and launching of GRAF. We will continue to support GRAF to ensure risk information is shared and promoted to build a pro-active culture of risk-informed decision-making.” Ms. Gabriela Guimarães Nobre, Representative of the United Nations Major Group for Children and Youth moderated the presentation of GRAF on 16thMay to an appreciative audience with high expectations. Session speakers included Mr. David Green, Program Manager, Disaster Applications for National Aeronautics and Space Administration, United States of America; Dr. Renato U. Solidum Jr., Undersecretary, Department of Science and Technology (DOST), Philippines; Dr. Kirsten Dunlop, Chief Executive Officer Climate-KIC; Ms. Kathy Baughman McLeod, Senior Vice President Bank of America; and Mr. Aromar Revi, Director, Indian Institute for Human Settlements; and Co-Chair, UNSDSN. The 4th Meeting of the Expert Group will be held in November 2019 to map the Framework’s plan of action in the years ahead. If you are interested in learning more about the GRAF and how to participate, please send an email to graf@globalquakemodel.org. No images found. GALLERY GRAF first meeting UNDRR GRAF meeting GRAF launch at GP2019 Geneva GRAF first meeting 1/9 GRAF meetings VIDEO RELATED CONTENTS

Back to Bangladesh Outcomes Bangladesh Probabilistic Seismic Hazard Assessment The seismic hazard modelling and mapping section describes the approach taken to assess the seismic hazard in Bangladesh with the goal of creating a comprehensive seismic hazard model for Bangladesh that can be used for risk assessment and mitigation. The project started with a probabilistic seismic hazard model for the Indian subcontinent, which was updated and implemented for the OpenQuake engine. The model includes seismogenic source models, ground motion models, and considers various tectonic regions. This section also mentions the review of the seismic source model for northeast India and the improvements made to the model. Maps | Profile Data Download PSHA OpenQuake Input Files bangladesh_gsim_xmls_per_rupture/ gmmLT_bangladesh.xml gmmLT_india_tailored.xml

News News Briefs December 2023: Data contributions and presentations By: Dec 14, 2023 Dec 14, 2023 Share Facebook LinkedIn Data contributions and presentations Innerspace GeoMap contributions GEM proudly contributes crucial data layers such as the Global Seismic Hazard, and Global Active-Faults to Project InnerSpace's GeoMap™ Beta released on December 1st. This geothermal exploration platform, developed in collaboration with Google, provides essential analytics for global geothermal potential, aiding in earthquake insights and geothermal project planning. Special acknowledgment to Helen Doran for exceptional coordination. Explore GeoMap™ here: https://geomap.projectinnerspace.org/map-selection/ Peru Schools Insurance Project (Ale) On November 22nd, GEM’s Alejandro Calderon, Senior Seismic Risk Modeller presented GEM’s key role in safeguarding Peru's 180,000+ public schools against natural hazards, aiding a groundbreaking insurance program funded by Germany's InsuResilience Solutions Fund (ISF). Contributing to earthquake risk models, GEM supports this initiative, strengthening resilience and ensuring uninterrupted education. Our gratitude to APESEG, AXA, Munich Re, JBA Risk Management, and PicSure for their collaboration. The webinar organised by APESEG highlighted this partnership. University of Oxford Department of Earth Sciences presentation GEM extends thanks to Professor Richard Walker and the University of Oxford for inviting Anna Rood, Seismic Hazard Scientist, to share insights at Oxford Earth Sciences. Her lecture on November 10th enriched the environmental geophysics course, providing valuable real-world perspectives. We appreciate the collaborative knowledge exchange facilitated by Professor Walker and the University of Oxford. Copernicus Emergency Management Service (CEMS) On-Demand Mapping workshop on Earthquake GEM's Secretary General, Helen Crowley, participated at the CEMS On-Demand Mapping Earthquake Workshop 2023 on November 15th, held at the European Commission Joint Research Centre in Italy. The workshop convened experts, users, and service providers to deliberate on advancing earthquake products for user communities through CEMS On-Demand Mapping, fostering discussions on solutions and innovations. No images found. GALLERY 1/0 VIDEO RELATED CONTENTS