News Fostering Collaboration: Uniting Public and Private Sectors for Global Seismic Risk Reduction By: Dec 14, 2023 Dec 1, 2023 Share Facebook LinkedIn November 30, 2023. Pavia, Italy. The GEM Foundation recently received a significant boost to its public-private alliance through a series of membership renewals and upgrades from both sectors. Emphasising the fundamental role that collaboration plays in global disaster risk reduction, these partnerships assert GEM’s commitment to developing synergistic relationships between the public and private sectors. These renewals and upgraded memberships highlight appreciation for GEM's efforts to pioneer innovation, share knowledge, and drive concerted efforts for global seismic risk mitigation. As GEM welcomes both returning and new members, it reaffirms its pledge to catalysing advancements in seismic hazard and risk research and reinforcing global resilience against seismic risks. Public Sector Commitments Renewed and Extended Geoscience Australia and SERI (Switzerland) restated their dedication to worldwide disaster resilience and seismic risk reduction through extended support as public Governor sponsors for the Global Earthquake Model (GEM) Foundation. Represented by Mark Edwards, Geoscience Australia renewed its sponsorship for an additional five years, extending from 2024 to 2028. Edwards emphasised their commitment to a risk-resilient world saying: “Our commitment to extending our partnership with the Global Earthquake Model (GEM) Foundation for five more years embodies our organisation's vision of more resilient communities in Australia and in assisting regional neighbours to achieve the same across all natural hazards. By contributing our expertise, we aim to align activities within Australia with global initiatives that mitigate risks to earthquakes and other natural hazards, ensuring communities thrive even in the face of adversity.” Simultaneously, Switzerland, represented by SERI, renewed for a one-year extension effective from January 1st, 2024, with plans for further collaboration from 2025 to 2028. Martin Kern from SERI stated: "At SERI, we are very happy about the opportunity to support GEM's mission to promote global disaster resilience strategies. Our decision to renew the Swiss partnership reflects the Swiss seismology community’s dedication to advancing seismic risk reduction initiatives globally through close international collaboration. The collaboration of the Swiss Seismological Service (SED at ETHZ) with GEM is an excellent example for this spirit.” Private Sector Collaborations Step Up Support In the private sector, in addition to the new sponsorship from Zurich Insurance Group , major reinsurance players PartnerRe and Gallagher Re strengthened their partnerships with the GEM Foundation, advancing efforts not only towards global resilience against seismic risks but also towards bridging the insurance gap in vulnerable regions prone to seismic events. PartnerRe has renewed and upgraded its role within GEM from an Advisor to a Private Governor Sponsor, stepping into a voting position effective January 1st, 2024. Paul Della Marta, representing PartnerRe, highlighted the significance of this advancement: “As a world leader in reinsurance, PartnerRe helps insurers create risk transfer solutions that provide financial protection from the devastating effects of earthquakes. By combining GEM’s scientific expertise, tools and data with our own deep understanding of earthquake risk, we can help our clients create more relevant, sustainable and impactful reinsurance solutions that enable earthquake-hit areas to recover more quickly.” “Our continued partnership with GEM speaks to our fruitful collaboration. We are particularly impressed by GEM’s collaborative, interactive approach in working with its stakeholders, and are proud to support GEM in their goal of worldwide earthquake resilience”. Gallagher Re, another key player in the reinsurance industry, has initiated its collaboration as a new Private Advisor Sponsor for GEM, commencing from December 1st, 2023. Iain Willis, representing Gallagher Re, shared his outlook: "Gallagher Re's collaboration with GEM as a new Private Advisor Sponsor embodies our organisational philosophy of fostering innovation and collaboration to mitigate global seismic risks. Our involvement also signifies a strategic step towards greater shared knowledge and expertise in risk management and disaster resilience. Gallagher Re are proud to partner with GEM in the shared mission of further safeguarding communities from seismic threats and improved societal well-being." GEM's Acknowledgement and Commitment Helen Crowley, GEM's Secretary General, emphasised GEM's key role in merging the public and private sectors, stating, "Since the incorporation of the GEM Foundation almost 15 years ago, the focus has always been on ensuring a strong and balanced public-private partnership. GEM has clearly contributed to the convergence of these sectors within the field of disaster risk assessment, demonstrating the benefits of integrating risk-based decisions into planning and sustainable development. The commitment from our public partners, coupled with the enthusiasm and expertise of our private partners, underscores our progress in fortifying global seismic risk resilience." In summary, the renewed commitments and new partnerships reflect a joint effort from both public and private sectors to strengthen global resilience against seismic risks. GEM continues to play an essential role in this field, fostering collaborations that drive innovative solutions, and reinforcing the world's ability to withstand seismic challenges. No images found. GALLERY 1/0 VIDEO RELATED CONTENTS

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Publications OpenQuake Underlying Risk Science Share Facebook LinkedIn Download 2013 | Report This book aims to provide an explanation of the scientific basis and the methodologies adopted in the implementation of the OpenQuake engine, an open source code for seismic hazard and physical risk calculation. The book follows the traditional openness and transparency features of the Global Earthquake Model (GEM) as clearly indicated in the development principles of the OpenQuake engine. The GEM initiative is a global collaborative effort with the aim to provide organisations and people with tools and resources for transparent assessment of earthquake risk anywhere in the world. The OpenQuake engine is a fully integrated, flexible and scalable hazard and physical risk calculation engine whose development is at the core of GEM’s overall objectives.

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Publications Celebrating achievements and way forward Share Facebook LinkedIn Download 2013 | Brochure GEM achievements would not be possible if we had not first laid cornerstones of earthquake resilience. Our guiding principles define who we are and what we do and ultimately serve as a measure of GEM’s success.

News Hazard Definition launch: Working together to turn our understanding of hazards and risk into solutions to reduce risk By: Sep 21, 2020 Share Facebook LinkedIn The UNDRR-ISC Sendai Hazard Definition and Classification Review Technical Report was officially launched online on 29 July 2020 with John Schneider participating in a high-level panel discussion led by Mami Mitzutori, UN Special Representative for DRR, and Heidi Hackman, CEO of the International Science Council. John was also a member of the report’s technical working group, chaired by Virginia Murray, UK Department of Public Health, where his principal contribution was to review and revise the final report. Accompanying the report are 318 Hazard Information Profiles (HIPs), which were written and reviewed through the contributions of over 500 hundred technical experts globally. GEM took primary responsibility for the development of HIPs for Earthquake and associated subhazards, with GEM scientists Richard Styron, Kendra Johnson and Robin Gee authoring HIPs for ground shaking, liquefaction, surface rupture/fissuring, and subsidence and uplift. The report was developed in response to the challenge of the broad and complex nature of hazards which lack standardized definitions across the world. Standardization and clarification are needed to allow hazard and risk information to be combined and compared, and disaster information to be managed, and accordingly to enhance risk reduction policies and operational risk management practices. The hazard definition project identified the full scope of hazards relevant to the Sendai Framework and developed descriptive and practical definitions of these hazards. John Schneider, GEM Secretary General, participated in the launch to share insights on behalf of the hazard scientific community said, “A significant achievement of this project was to bring the hazard science community together in the context of assessing and understanding risk to inform the global agendas for sustainability, risk reduction and adaptation. In order to do so, it was necessary to broaden the definition of hazards to include human activities.” He further added, “…the hazard definition process demonstrated the importance of linking institutions and networks within an international framework. This framework is necessary to maintain and support the monitoring, analysis, maintenance and dissemination of information. The definition is simply the starting point for that institutional ownerships of hazards, and the definitions are the first step in developing a coordinated process, in developing open and accessible databases, and in developing ultimately consistent guidelines, methodologies and interoperability standards.” “It also meant integrating traditional geological and hydrometeorological hazards which many of us in the DRR community were most familiar with. Together with technological, health, social disruption and environmental degradation, the resulting definitions provide part of the common language for understanding risk to society and provide the basis for developing information methodologies and tools for assessing and understanding risk.” John’s full speech is available . The new report is an important stepping stone for the international community to achieve sustainable development within an increasingly complex, interconnected and systemic risk landscape. One of the key themes to come out of the webinar was the need for science, policy, community and the private sector to work together to achieve the goals of the Sendai Framework. The webinar launched and presented the detailed report, including six targeted recommendations. To watch the webinar, click . No images found. GALLERY 1/0 Gallery VIDEO RELATED CONTENTS

News OQ Engine used in the UNDP Risk Atlas Project for Rwanda By: Jul 2, 2018 Share Facebook LinkedIn Rwanda is a country prone to a wide range of natural hazards that every year put a strain on the most vulnerable communities and take a considerable toll both in terms of economic losses and human lives. In 2013 MIDIMAR (Ministry of Disaster Management and Refugees Affairs) in collaboration with UNDP launched the Risk Atlas Project (2013-2018), funded by the ACP-EU-WB (Africa Caribbean Pacific – European Union, World Bank) aimed at comprehensively assessing existing risks so as to enhance risk management capacity at a national level. We recently learnt that the OpenQuake Engine was used for the earthquake hazard assessment of Rwanda and consider it a step in further strengthening the capability of communities and local experts to leverage advanced resources and apply them to meet their needs. The project involved a team of national/regional consultants with coaching and technical backstopping by UNDP Disaster Risk Assessment specialists from the Headquarter and was led by MIDIMAR and other governmental institutions. Georges Mavonga, former Head of Department of Seismology at the Volcanic Observatory of Goma, was among the regional consultants. In 2012 Georges was trained by GEM scientists on the use of the OpenQuake-engine, which allowed him to train in turn his team and ease the entire assessment process. No images found. GALLERY 1/0 VIDEO RELATED CONTENTS