It is globally recognized that Climate change represents one of the most crucial challenges that human societies and the entire planet are facing in current times. Even if notable efforts are being made at the political, scientific and public opinion levels to counter global environmental change (and in particular to lower the pace of global warming, through a significant reduction of carbon emissions at the global level), the solution to the problem is far away from being found, and important programs such as the UN Agenda 2030 and its Sustainable Development goals are still in the table as an international priority. In this scenario, psychological science can contribute not only to understand how human societies can shift from more to less carbon-intensive lifestyles, but also to better understand how individuals, groups and communities may adapt to ongoing global environmental change in their daily lives. In this presentation we will review and discuss a wide range of psychological theories, approaches, concepts, principles and empirical findings that could be of help to achieve an optimal adaptation to climate change, and a mitigation of its consequences on the wellbeing of human beings and non-human species