Climate change due to greenhouse gas emissions is affecting biodiversity and agricultural, forestry and livestock production around the planet. This paper shows the advantages of cocoa agroforesry systems as a strategy for adaptation to climate change. Marginal communities may suffer more because of variations in climate. Cocoa (Theobroma cacao) agroforestry systems have a high resilience to changes from global warming, although they are also affected. Adaptation in agriculture is not a new issue, but farmers in developing countries, who must depend on resources available from their farms and communities, need tools to face the change. Cocoa agroforestry systems have comparative advantages that make them ideal for adaptation strategies: they conserve biodiversity, have high nutrient cycling, help control soil erosion, reduce incidence of pests and diseases, mitigate or improve microclimatic conditions, are mitigation tools and are a livelihood strategy for poor cocoa farmers. Cocoa agroforestry systems can be included in mitigation projects that encourage adaptation to climate change. Despite these advantages, there are some recommended political issues that should be developed to improve the efficiency of these systems in adaptation projects.