Compendio de directrices técnicas del Proceso de Aprobación Simplificado (SAP)

The compendium outlines the technical requirements and eligible activities for the Green Climate Fund's Simplified Approval Process (SAP), which is designed to reduce the time and effort for preparing, reviewing, and approving small-scale projects (up to USD 25 million) with minimal environmental and social risks. It provides sectoral guidelines for agriculture, ecosystems, water security, cities, energy efficiency, land use, REDD+, renewable energy, and transport, detailing how to achieve a 'paradigm shift' and measure impact using the GCF's Integrated Results Management Framework (IRMF).

• The Simplified Approval Process (SAP) is specifically designed to facilitate climate finance access for developing countries, particularly the most vulnerable such as Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and Small Island Developing States (SIDS).
• To be eligible for the SAP, projects or programs must have a GCF contribution of up to USD 25 million and their environmental and social risks and impacts must be classified as minimal or non-existent.
• In the agricultural sector, mitigation strategies include sustainable crop production to reduce emissions from rice paddies and nitrogen fertilizers, as well as reducing livestock emissions through improved feed digestibility and manure management.
• Adaptation in agriculture focuses on developing weather-index insurance markets, promoting climate-resilient crop varieties (e.g., drought or flood-tolerant), and strengthening Early Warning Systems (EWS).
• For ecosystems and ecosystem services, a paradigm shift is achieved by implementing natural capital accounting to quantify and attribute the value of ecosystem services in national planning.
• Water security interventions under SAP are divided into four subsectors: Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM), Climate-Resilient Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (CR-WASH), Integrated Drought Management (IDM), and Integrated Flood Management (IFM).
• Urban climate projects are targeted at 'secondary cities' with populations between 1 and 3 million inhabitants, focusing on intersectoral integration of energy, transport, and waste management.
• Energy efficiency (EE) in industry and appliances is viewed as a primary mitigation tool, with the IEA estimating that nearly half of all necessary climate mitigation measures must be based on increased EE.
• In the land use and forestry sector, the GCF emphasizes the role of sustainable supply chains that decouple agricultural production from deforestation and peatland degradation.
• The SAP REDD+ framework requires a two-component project structure: one for meeting UNFCCC requirements for Results-Based Payments (RBP) and another for innovative REDD+ demonstration activities.
• Renewable energy (RE) interventions under SAP focus on increasing the share of clean energy in the matrix, improving access in LDCs, and implementing innovative solutions like smart grids or energy storage.
• Transport sector mitigation focuses on two main paths: the adoption of new low-emission technologies (e.g., electric buses) and modal shifts toward sustainable transport, including non-motorized options and better urban planning.

APA

Green Climate Fund (2023). Compendio de directrices técnicas del Proceso de Aprobación Simplificado (SAP). https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/sap-technical-guidance-compendium-esp-v3-web.pdf

Chicago

Green Climate Fund. Compendio de directrices técnicas del Proceso de Aprobación Simplificado (SAP). 2023. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/sap-technical-guidance-compendium-esp-v3-web.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{greenclimatefund2023compendio, author = {{Green Climate Fund}}, title = {{Compendio de directrices técnicas del Proceso de Aprobación Simplificado (SAP)}}, institution = {Green Climate Fund}, year = {2023}, month = mar, url = {https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/sap-technical-guidance-compendium-esp-v3-web.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }