ONYX has tracked Colombia’s earthquake since August 12 with an explicit commitment to sustained coverage through the reconstruction phase. The disaster that was front-page news on Day 1 is Day 24. The reconstruction plan is published. The international financing gap has not been closed. The communities waiting to rebuild are waiting for money that has been committed in political terms but not fully disbursed in operational terms.

THE STATUS  

▸  Reconstruction plan: published as of August 23; the plan exists

▸  International donor response: below the plan’s financing requirements as of Day 24

▸  Missing persons: substantially reconciled from the acute phase; the known death toll is stable

▸  Temporary housing: in various stages of deployment across affected communities

Day 24. The plan exists. The financing gap persists. The families living in temporary housing are waiting for the reconstruction the plan promises and the financing gap delays. ONYX is here on Day 24 because this is when the attention leaves and the need does not.

WHAT HAPPENS NEXT  

▸  International donor conference — Colombia must convene a formal donor event to close the financing gap

▸  Financing disbursement — whether committed donor funds are actually transferred to reconstruction operations

▸  Community reconstruction timeline — how long the financing gap delays the communities’ ability to rebuild permanent housing

CONFIDENCE: HIGH

Colombia earthquake Day 24 reconstruction status from ONYX August 12 cumulative documentation.

SOURCES

▸  ONYX August 12 – September 5 — Colombia earthquake 24-day cumulative tracking