Andrea is Project Lead of the interdisciplinary and international project GeoClimRisk – The Geopolitics of Climate Risks at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), after previously serving as the project’s Science Manager. This project examines how climate-related risks are reshaping geopolitics and works with partner countries India, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, and Nigeria; it is commissioned by the German Federal Foreign Office (AA), funded by the International Climate Initiative (IKI), and implemented in cooperation with GIZ.
Before taking on GeoClimRisk, Andrea spent three years as Project Coordinator and Knowledge Broker for the B‑EPICC project (Brazil, East Africa, Peru, India Climate Capacities) at PIK. In this interdisciplinary project, she helped co‑create knowledge on regional climate phenomena and hydrological and biodiversity systems, and their impacts on agriculture-based livelihoods, human mobility, and security, in collaboration with partners in Brazil, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Peru, and India, with funding likewise provided by IKI.
Prior to joining PIK, Andrea worked in international cooperation for nearly two decades. She headed an agency specializing in intercultural project and event management, through which she designed and coordinated projects, conferences, and workshops worldwide for institutions such as the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), Bread for the World, the Interlink Academy, and Airbus BizLab. Her professional activities have taken her to many regions, including Ghana, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Peru, Brazil, India, Ukraine, and Georgia. Andrea also has a close personal connection to Latin America, particularly Colombia, where she lived for a period of time.
Andrea also has a strong personal connection to Latin America, particularly Colombia, where she lived for a period of time.
She holds a Master’s degree in Geography and Cultural Communication from Humboldt University of Berlin and is a certified project manager. Her Master’s thesis explored the topic: “Indigenous Communities in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia – Between Traditional Land Use and Modern Conservation.”
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