Main objective:

The project aims to enhance Pakistan’s capacity in detecting and monitoring earthquakes and assessing their risks.

Beneficiary Institution:

Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD).

Provider Institution:

TÜBİTAK Marmara Research Center, Turkey

Partners:

SESRIC, Islamic Development Bank Group (IsDB), Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA).

Expected Outcomes:

The project aims to make significant improvements in Pakistan Meteorological Department’s capacity in terms of infrastructure, systems and human resources. It will introduce three new areas of knowledge, namely the global positioning system (GPS), site classification and establishing geographic information systems (GIS) database. It will also strengthen the PMD’s seismological research knowledge to produce timely information on earthquakes, undertake accurate assessment of earthquake risks and better inform other institutions about those risks.

Activities:

The activities conducted under the Project are as follows:

Venue	Date	Information
Islamabad - Pakistan	03 October 2023	SESRIC participated in the closing ceremony of the Reverse Linkage Project between Pakistan and Türkiye on ‘Earthquake Seismological Research’
Islamabad - Pakistan	27 September - 03 October 2023	Training Courses under the Reverse Linkage Project between Pakistan and Türkiye on ‘Earthquake Seismological Research’
Gebze, Kocaeli - Türkiye	22 May - 09 June 2023	Training Courses under the Reverse Linkage Project between Pakistan and Türkiye on ‘Earthquake Seismological Research’
Islamabad - Pakistan	29 August - 06 September 2022	Training Courses under the Reverse Linkage Project between Pakistan and Türkiye on ‘Earthquake Seismological Research’
Gebze, Kocaeli - Türkiye	15 March - 01 April 2022	Training Courses under the Reverse Linkage Project between Pakistan and Türkiye on ‘Earthquake Seismological Research’
Ankara Turkey	13 December 2018	SESRIC and TÜBİTAK MAM signed an agreement within the scope of the Reverse Linkage Project between Turkey and Pakistan on Earthquake Seismological Research