Agro-pastoralismAgro-pastoralism is a traditional livelihoodLivelihood for the TibetanTibetan peopleTibetan peoples in the eastern HimalayasEastern Himalayas of ChinaChina, and it provides local insights into climate variability and change. This paper explores the impacts of climate changeClimate change and the local adaptation strategiesAdaptation strategies employed by TibetanTibetan communities in YunnanYunnan Province, ChinaChina. The objective is to understand how local perceptions of climate changeClimate change influence the development of community-based adaptationCommunity-based adaptation strategiesAdaptation strategies rooted in traditional agro-pastoral knowledge. The paper highlights how TibetanTibetan communities accumulate baseline information about weather and climate to guide their agro-pastoral practices. It also examines the significant impacts of climate changeClimate change on agro-pastoralismAgro-pastoralism and underscores the crucial role of traditional knowledgeTraditional knowledge in shaping local adaptation strategiesAdaptation strategies. This traditional knowledgeTraditional knowledge serves as a foundation for innovating agro-pastoral practices to address the challenges posed by climate changeClimate change and variability.