Climate change, which manifested in the form of temperature increases and rainfall variability,rnhas been increasing over the last two decades. The change has been influencing crop andrnlivestock production particularly in vulnerable areas including the study area. In tackling thernproblem, the Ethiopian government and non-profit making organization has been promotingrnwater harvesting over the last two decades in different parts of the country with due attention inrndrought prone areas. However, limited empirical based research conducted so far so as tornexamine role and contribution of the practice for climate change adaptation. Therefore, thisrnresearch is designed to assess rainwater harvesting practices of smallholder farmers for climaternchange adaptation tacking Minjar Shenkora Woreda, North Shewa Zone of Amhara Region, as arncase. The research applied mixed research design approach that used both qualitative andrnquantitative data, where the quantitative and qualitative data were generated through householdrn(HH) survey, Focus Group Discussions (FGDs), Key Informants Interviews (KIIs) and filedrnobservation. The survey covered 100 HHs, 6 FGDs were conducted with 24 participants andrnKIIs were conducted with 9 participants. The survey data were analyzed using simple descriptivernstatistics. The analysis revealed that climate change is the existing reality in study area over thernlast two decades that manifested through increasing temperature and erratic rainfall. The surveyrnrespondents indicated that they have been experiencing real climate change incidences such asrnrainfall amount has been highly decreasing, emergence and expansion of new weed types,rnexpansion of invasive plant species, incidence of livestock and crop diseases. The analysis alsornverified that in response to the climate change effects most farmers in the study area have beenrnadapting different types of rain water harvesting (RWH) practices for production and domesticrnpurposes. Thus, farmers engage in construction and usage of traditional and plastic lined pondsrnfor the purpose of small scale irrigation. The study showed that rainwater harvesting practicesrnimproved the crop and livestock production. Nevertheless, the farmer efforts to adopt the RWHrnpractice have been challenged by finance, labor, technical skills and management capabilityrnproblems. Therefore, there should be policy and strategic measures to support farmerâ€™s effort inrnadapting climate change impact through promotion and support of RWH practice. The supportrncould be formulating enabling policies and cost-sharing strategies, providing differentrntechnologies, facilitating capacity building modalities to enhance the technical skill of farmingrncommunities in RWH practices