GEM - Global Earthquake Model

05/06/2026

🌍 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗺𝗯𝗶𝗮
This week, 𝗛𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗻 𝗖𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗹𝗲𝘆, Secretary General of GEM, delivered an international keynote at the 𝗫𝗜𝗜 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗘𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 in Bogotá, Colombia, one of the country’s leading events dedicated to 𝘀𝗲𝗶𝘀𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗸 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁, and 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗿𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲. The congress brought together researchers, practitioners, public institutions, and industry representatives to discuss current challenges and advances in earthquake engineering and disaster resilience.

In her keynote titled 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗥𝗶𝘀𝗸, Helen explored how earthquake risk assessment is evolving to consider a wider range of 𝗵𝗮𝘇𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀, 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀, and 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗸 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀. The presentation highlighted recent developments in GEM’s global modelling efforts, including advances in 𝗵𝗮𝘇𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗿𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗸, 𝗲𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘀, and 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴-𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗺 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗸 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀.

Events such as the 𝗫𝗜𝗜 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗘𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 create space for dialogue between researchers, practitioners, and decision-makers, supporting a shared understanding of how 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗸 is changing and how societies can better prepare for its future impacts..

📰Learn more here: https://www.escuelaing.edu.co/es/eventos/xii-congreso-nacional-de-ingenieria-sismica/

01/06/2026

𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗴𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗸
Last week, 𝗛𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗻 𝗖𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗹𝗲𝘆, Secretary General of GEM, delivered a keynote at the 𝗡𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗜 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝘂𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝘆𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘂𝗺, exploring how the understanding of global earthquake risk is evolving beyond traditional approaches.

Titled Expanding the Boundaries of Global Earthquake Risk, the keynote presented key developments underpinning GEM’s 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗴𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗵𝗮𝘇𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗸 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀. While advances in 𝘀𝗲𝗶𝘀𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱-𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮, and 𝘃𝘂𝗹𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 continue to strengthen global assessments, the broader shift lies in expanding how risk itself is defined and analysed.

The presentation examined this evolution through four dimensions: a 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗴𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗵𝗮𝘇𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗳𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 that consistently represents onshore and offshore seismic sources; the inclusion of 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗸𝗲-𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗴𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗹𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗲𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 and its implications for infrastructure disruption; the integration of 𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗼𝗱𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗯𝗼𝗻 𝗹𝗼𝘀𝘀 alongside economic loss; and 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗸 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 that consider changes in exposure and vulnerability through to 2065.

Together, these developments reflect a broader perspective on earthquake risk—one that increasingly considers interconnected hazards, environmental consequences, infrastructure impacts, and long-term societal change. The symposium’s theme, Innovation Through Collaboration, echoed a principle that continues to guide GEM’s work: advancing risk understanding through 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗱𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗲𝘀, and 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.

Learn more about NHERI Computational Symposium here: https://simcenter.designsafe-ci.org/nheri-computational-symposium/2026/

27/05/2026

🌀𝗚𝗘𝗠 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲: 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗸 𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴?
As preparations continue for the 𝗚𝗘𝗠 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 – 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗙𝗮𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗦𝗰𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗼𝘀, the updated conference agenda reflects how earthquake risk science is expanding beyond traditional hazard and loss assessment into broader questions of infrastructure resilience, future exposure, cascading impacts, sustainability, rapid response, and risk-informed decision-making.

The conference will feature the release of GEM’s updated global hazard and risk products, alongside discussions on vulnerability modelling, liquefaction, embodied carbon, stochastic event modelling, tsunami hazard, post-event assessment, financial risk transfer, and national seismic hazard programmes from multiple regions worldwide.

Alongside the main sessions, the programme also brings together live demos, posters, workshops, and contributions from early-career researchers working on emerging approaches in AI, forecasting, exposure modelling, scenario analysis, and rapid impact assessment.

🌍 Day 1 of the conference will be livestreamed via GEM’s YouTube channel, extending access to the main releases and discussions to the wider global community: https://fb.me/e/3VFFuUR9N

📰 For the latest programme updates and conference information, visit the conference website: https://www.globalquakemodel.org/gemevents/gem2026-conference-from-faults-to-future-scenarios

22/05/2026

𝗦𝗲𝗶𝘀𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗸 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀
This week, partners of the 𝗥𝗘𝗡𝗢𝗠𝗜𝗭𝗘 (𝙍𝙚𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝘼𝙪𝙩𝙤𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙊𝙥𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙞𝙯𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙘𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙙𝙪𝙘𝙩𝙨) consortium gathered in Tallinn, Estonia, for the project’s third consortium meeting. The 𝗘𝗨-𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱 initiative focuses on advancing industrialised renovation approaches through automation, optimisation processes, and integrated renovation technologies for the built environment.

Within this context, 𝗚𝗘𝗠 contributed to discussions connected to structural simulations, seismic actions, and performance assessment considerations linked to renovation workflows. The meeting highlighted the importance of integrating seismic risk knowledge within broader multidisciplinary processes involving engineering, construction technologies, and real-world implementation challenges.

𝗔𝗹 𝗠𝗼𝘂𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗱 𝗕𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗵 𝗡𝗮𝗳𝗲𝗵, 𝗣𝗵𝘆𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗩𝘂𝗹𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗮𝘁 𝗚𝗘𝗠, participated in the consortium activities alongside project partners from across Europe, contributing GEM’s perspective on structural performance and resilience within the broader RENOMIZE framework.

Learn more about the project here: https://www.renomize.eu/

21/05/2026

𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝗲𝗶𝘀𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗸 𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴
On 14–15 May, the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Aveiro (Departamento de Engenharia Civil da Universidade de Aveiro) hosted the - European Plate Observing System – 𝗘𝗙𝗘𝗛𝗥 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲, 𝗩𝘂𝗹𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗶𝘀𝗸 𝗠𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽, bringing together 53 participants from 26 European universities and institutions to discuss seismic risk and future directions for earthquake risk assessment in Europe.

The workshop focused on the current status and future development of the 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗦𝗲𝗶𝘀𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗥𝗶𝘀𝗸 𝗠𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗹, with discussions spanning national risk models, exposure and vulnerability modelling, AI and computer vision applications, and future roadmap planning for European seismic risk assessment workflows. The programme highlighted the importance of shared methodologies, interoperable datasets, and collaborative scientific frameworks in supporting more consistent approaches to seismic risk analysis across countries.

𝗚𝗘𝗠 was represented at the workshop by 𝗩𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝗶𝗹𝘃𝗮, Head of Risk Engineering, 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗼 𝗕𝗮𝗶𝗴𝘂𝗲𝗿𝗮, Exposure Analyst, and 𝗖𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗮 𝗖𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗮, Infrastructure Risk Lead, alongside 𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝗹 𝗚𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘇, GEM PhD, University of Aveiro. Their contributions formed part of the broader collaborative effort currently underway across the European seismic risk community to strengthen the scientific basis, consistency, and long-term development of future continental-scale risk models.

18/05/2026

𝗚𝗲𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗵𝗶𝗰 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗸

In a recent webinar organised by the 𝗥𝗼𝘆𝗮𝗹 𝗚𝗲𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘁𝘆, titled “𝗚𝗲𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗵𝗶𝗰 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗥𝗶𝘀𝗸 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁: 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘁, 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗿𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮”, 𝗔𝗻𝗶𝗿𝘂𝗱𝗵 𝗥𝗮𝗼 presented GEM’s Chapter 1 contribution to the book “𝗚𝗲𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗵𝗶𝗰 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗥𝗶𝘀𝗸 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁.”

During the webinar, Anirudh explained GEM’s approach to avoiding the oversimplification of geographical diversity in exposure models. He noted that GEM combines 𝗯𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗼𝗺-𝘂𝗽 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀, such as local datasets, with 𝘁𝗼𝗽-𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗱𝘀, including remote sensing, to collect data on housing and buildings, identify what assets exist, understand how they are built, and assess how vulnerable they are. This helps capture the specific characteristics of assets in a given location.

Anirudh also shared insights from GEM’s work in 𝗧𝘂̈𝗿𝗸𝗶𝘆𝗲 and 𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗮𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗵, highlighting what genuinely 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲-𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮 look like:

“At GEM, we adopt a multi-scale approach, where we use authoritative national data where available, but then refine it with local surveys as well as top-down data from Earth observation. In some cases, it must also be community-aware, especially in low- and middle-income areas.”

🎥 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 Anirudh’s full discussion on these two key points in the video recording below, from 04:05 to 13:43.
🔗 Video: https://www.rgs.org/events/talks-on-demand/disaster-risk-management-asset-infrastructure-data

📘 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 about the book here:
🔗 https://www.wiley.com/en-gb/Geographic+Perspectives+on+Disaster+Risk+Management-p-9781119751441

Explore what’s at risk from disasters - assets, infrastructure and communities and the importance of spatial data in asset management & land use planning.

14/05/2026

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗮 “𝗴𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹” 𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄 𝗼𝗳 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗸 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆?
For many years, global earthquake risk models have focused primarily on estimating where damage and losses may occur. But risk does not stop at the footprint of damaged buildings. It extends into infrastructure disruption, recovery demand, future urban growth, and even the environmental consequences of reconstruction.

The 𝗜𝗻𝗙𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀 article in the latest GEM Newsletter looks at how GEM’s upcoming June 2026 releases are expanding this picture.
Alongside updated global hazard and risk maps, the new releases introduce products exploring how exposure and risk may evolve through time, how liquefaction can affect road networks at global scale, and how earthquakes generate embodied carbon through reconstruction processes. The release will also include the first fully global seismic hazard maps integrating onshore and offshore sources within a unified framework.

Taken together, these developments point toward a broader understanding of earthquake risk—one that increasingly connects hazard science with infrastructure systems, long-term resilience, sustainability, and future decision-making.

These new products will be presented during Day 1 of the 𝗚𝗘𝗠 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 – 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗙𝗮𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗦𝗰𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗼𝘀, which will be livestreamed via GEM’s YouTube channel for the wider global community.

🔎 Read the full article: https://www.globalquakemodel.org/GEMNews/gem-june-releases-global-earthquake-risk
🔗 𝘙𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭 𝘎𝘌𝘔 𝘕𝘦𝘸𝘴𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳: https://mailchi.mp/globalquakemodel/gem-topiqs-newsletter-jan-mar-2026

13/05/2026

𝗚𝗘𝗠 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗳𝘀 | 𝙁𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙤𝙥𝙚𝙣 𝙩𝙤𝙤𝙡𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙜𝙡𝙤𝙗𝙖𝙡 𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙠 𝙙𝙞𝙖𝙡𝙤𝙜𝙪𝙚𝙨
The latest edition of the GEM News Briefs brings together recent activities across research, modelling, technical development, training, and international collaboration — highlighting how seismic risk knowledge continues to evolve through scientific exchange, open tools, and multidisciplinary engagement.

Over the past months, GEM contributed to discussions and initiatives spanning earthquake risk, humanitarian response, exposure modelling, sustainability, and disaster preparedness, while continuing to support the development of open and reproducible risk workflows.

Recent highlights include:
• 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 examining the environmental impact of earthquake damage across Europe
• A session on 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀 and automated seismic impact workflows within GDACS
• 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗤𝘂𝗮𝗸𝗲 applications for earthquake-triggered hazards such as liquefaction and landslides
• Contributions to 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 including 𝗘𝗦𝗖𝗔𝗣 𝟴𝟮, 𝗘𝗣𝗢𝗦 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀, Exponential Risk London, and the 2BESAFE final conference
• Discussions on 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻, 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗴𝗲𝗼𝘀𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮 at the Overture Summit in Florence
• Training and exchange initiatives connecting researchers, students, and practitioners across different institutions and regions
• Updates on tools and services including 𝗔𝗧𝗟𝗔𝗦 𝟮.𝟬 and ongoing developments in global hazard and exposure modelling

Together, these activities reflect the wide range of contexts in which seismic risk science is being applied — from operational response and infrastructure planning to education, sustainability analysis, and international cooperation.

🔗 𝘌𝘹𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘕𝘦𝘸𝘴 𝘉𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘧𝘴: https://www.globalquakemodel.org/GEMNews/news-briefs-january-march-2026
🔗 𝘙𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭 𝘎𝘌𝘔 𝘕𝘦𝘸𝘴𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳: https://mailchi.mp/globalquakemodel/gem-topiqs-newsletter-jan-mar-2026

06/05/2026

𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗸, 𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆
Last week, the 𝗡𝗘𝗫𝗧-𝗚𝗘𝗡 𝗦𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 – 𝗧𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗛𝗮𝘇𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗥𝗶𝘀𝗸 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗡𝗲𝘅𝘁-𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 brought together students, researchers, and practitioners at Scuola Universitaria Superiore IUSS Pavia to explore how climate change and extreme events are reshaping risks for communities and the built environment.

Across the three-day programme, discussions moved between seismic risk, floods, droughts, resilience strategies, and the role of science and technology in supporting more informed decisions. The multidisciplinary format encouraged exchanges across research, engineering, and policy perspectives, reflecting the growing need to approach natural hazards through interconnected and risk-informed frameworks.

In this context, GEM contributed perspectives on global seismic risk assessment and open analytical tools. Sessions by 𝗛𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗻 𝗖𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗹𝗲𝘆 (Secretary General), 𝗩𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝗶𝗹𝘃𝗮 (Head of Risk Engineering), and 𝗔𝗻𝗶𝗿𝘂𝗱𝗵 𝗥𝗮𝗼 (Seismic Risk Modelling Lead) explored how evolving technologies, open models, and integrated risk workflows can support both scientific understanding and practical decision-making — from global risk assessment to the application of the OpenQuake Engine in real-world contexts.

Through initiatives such as the NEXT-GEN Spring School, GEM contributes to broader discussions linking risk modelling methodologies, open tools, and multidisciplinary perspectives on resilience, adaptation, and disaster risk reduction.

Learn more here: https://www.iusspavia.it/en/events/next-gen-spring-school-tackling-climate-change-and-natural-hazard-risk-next-generation