Improved Earthquake Risk Management for Governments

Date & Time:
Sunday 19 May (13:00-15:00)

Room:
Room 15

Participation:
Open

Organizer:
GEM Foundation

Focal Point:
Nicole Keller
GEM Foundation
contact: nicole.keller@globalquakemodel.org

Description

What are your needs for earthquake risk assessment?
How can the Global Earthquake Model (GEM) support DRR in your area?
How can we collaborate best for more informed decision-making on earthquake risk?

These and more questions will be the theme of this 2-hour session.
We invite all those with earthquake risk assessment and management in their portfolios to download the attached flyer and agenda, and come to the session.

GEM is a global collaboration to provide organisations and people with tools and resources for transparent assessment of earthquake risk anywhere in the world. By pooling data, knowledge and people, GEM acts as an international forum for collaboration and exchange, and leverages the knowledge of leading experts for the benefit of society. The non-profit GEM Foundation that drives the effort, is funded and governed through a unique public-private partnership.

The session will demonstrate and discuss how governments worldwide can leverage on the open-source software, tools and resources being developed within the scope of GEM for more informed earthquake risk decision-making. The event is targeted at governmental officials responsible for risk assessment, urban planning, risk financing, disaster management as well as international development (“donors”) working with governments in various regions on risk management.

The event is set up as an interactive session to showcase GEM’s risk assessment platform OpenQuake, tools and data for decisions that support (earthquake) disaster resilience. The following discussion will focus on stakeholder needs and how GEM can work with stakeholders and with partners, such as UNISDR, but also national institutes to make optimum use of these resources that will become available in 2014. It will also be discussed how leverage of the platform can be achieved jointly and how data and other input from government stakeholders worldwide can help to continuously increase the value of the maps, cost-benefit estimates and other products for all, in particular at local scales.

Expected Outcomes

- Improved understanding as to the needs of various types government agencies when it comes to earthquake (disaster) risk management information and tools
- Improved understanding for international development agencies in how they could help to support partners in improved earthquake risk assessment in order to earthquake resilience
- Ideas for collaboration and data sharing leveraging GEM’s OpenQuake platform to significantly improve earthquake risk information

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