As the impacts of climate change intensify, the adaptive capacity of small farmers worldwide is increasingly challenged. Tunisia is already experiencing climate change impacts, but the socioeconomic aspects have yet to be well analyzed. The high rainfall variability, characteristic of the Tunisian ecosystem, makes the country vulnerable to current and future climate impacts. This variability and the vulnerability due to climate change affects the agricultural sector, which makes up approximately 25% of the labor force, and 10% of the nation’s GDP. Despite these facts, there has been a lack of research on the socioeconomic impacts of climate change on the agricultural sector in Tunisia. This project assesses indicators of the adaptive capacity and resilience of agricultural communities in the Cap Bon region of Tunisia to climatic changes. The indicator framework is based on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) definition of adaptive capacity, and I am modifying it to fit my specific context. I am conducting interviews, surveys, and focus groups in order to understand the policy and institutional factors that impact adaptation to the environmental stressors that this region is facing, which include temperature and precipitation changes, as well as increased soil salinity and degradation. The goal of the research is to enhance understanding of the indicators of adaptive capacity in agricultural systems. These indicators include human, financial, social, political, natural and technological factors. The project is multi-scalar, analyzing adaptation at three different scales: the national policy level, the local institutional level, and finally the household farm level. This paper focuses on the national scale results. Interviews conducted with national government ministries reveal the prioritization of climate adaptation at the policy level, and the coordination between different actors regarding climate change policy. The current transitional political atmosphere may provide opportunities for greater emphasis on climate policies in the future. Furthermore, interviews at the local institutional and household scales reveal local adaptation behaviors which may present opportunities for future state support and investment.