The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the new Paris Agreement on Climate Change, and the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction together mark a turning point in development policy globally and in the Arab region. The vision these instruments set for a new balance between people and planet represents a shift in the trajectory of development cooperation. The new 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development highlights that for development to be sustainable it must become resilient to increasingly complex risks faced in the world today. This is particularly relevant for the Arab region.