This report aims to present several valuable insights on formal and informal social protection practices towards adaptive social protection against climate change in East Sumba, East Nusa Tenggara. The report will unveil several ideas for future publications on existing formal and informal social protection systems, including various climate finance schemes that can facilitate anticipatory actions to improve climate resilience. This report is part of the results of research activities supported by KONEKSI on behalf of the Resilience Development Initiative (RDI), Charles Darwin University, Indonesia University of Education, The PRAKARSA, Wira Wacana Christian University, Habitat for Humanity Indonesia, and the Institute for Resource Governance and Social Change (IRGSC).