Climate change is also recognized as a serious social and cultural shift that has been treated not only as an ecological disaster but as a profound crisis too. The review synthesizes the results of 51 research studies published since 2010 and has investigated a two-way relationship: how climate change compromises the social and cultural fabric of society with diminished livelihoods, displacement, and diminished traditions and, in its turn, how that same social relations fabric, cultural practices, and traditions are a critical storage of resilience to rise to these challenges. Such losses cannot be seen, and they lack an economic value. Nevertheless, the concept of community agency as emphasized in this review can also be of significance and in this case, the practices that are embedded in culture, the networks of trust, and traditional knowledge are the foundation of collective adaptation. The possibilities of dealing with climate-related challenges among communities are extremely diverse and include ecological stewardship practices and early warning systems, as well as constitutive knowledge frameworks. In line with this, climate adaptation policies have to be based on cultural realities and should be socially inclusive. It is, therefore, important to appreciate the intangible heritage; its traditions, knowledge and social relationships as basic infrastructure in sustaining long-term wellbeing and resilience in a community.