Andrea Kambergs

Andrea works at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) as the Science Manager for the interdisciplinary and international project GeoClimRisk – The Geopolitics of Climate Risks. Prior to this, she spent three years as Project Coordinator and Knowledge Broker for the B-EPICC project (Brazil, East Africa, Peru, India Climate Capacities).

Before joining PIK, Andrea worked in the field of international cooperation for nearly two decades. She led an agency specializing in intercultural project and event management, where she organized and coordinated projects, conferences, and workshops around the globe. Her experience includes work with institutions such as Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), Bread for the World, Interlink Academy, and Airbus BizLab. Her professional journey has taken her to regions across the world, including Ghana, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Peru, Brazil, India, Ukraine, and Georgia.

Andrea has a deep personal connection to Latin America, especially Colombia, where she lived for a 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.”