Andrea Briones

Andrea Briones is an analyst at the Elcano Royal Institute, a think tank for international and strategic studies based in Madrid. Her work sits at the intersection of geopolitics, climate diplomacy, and governance, covering international negotiations and multi-level governance analyses on just transition, climate adaptation, and disinformation.

She holds a BA in International Relations from the University of Deusto & Université du Québec à Montréal and a double MSc in European Governance from University College Dublin & Utrecht University, complemented by recent training in Geographic Information Systems (GIS).

Her career began at the Spanish Consulate in Paris, before turning to climate research at the Basque Centre for Climate Change (BC3), where she collaborated on international cooperation projects between the Basque government and Senegal. She then began working in EU policymaking, first at the European Commission (DG GROW), working on bioeconomy, and later supporting the Spanish government during its Presidency of the Council of the EU, particularly on the adaptation agenda for the UNFCCC negotiations.

Short project description: Climate Dis/misinformation as a Governance Risk: From Narratives to Policy Implications

The spread of false and misleading information blurs public debate, fuels polarization, and erodes social cohesion, calling scientific evidence into question and deepening societal divisions that hinder the consensus needed to address complex policy challenges. While not a new phenomenon, digitalization has transformed the reach and impact of dis/misinformation, making it a governance risk, both globally and in Türkiye. This extends to nearly every area of politics and public life, including the discourse on climate change.

This project combines an analysis of international climate dis/misinformation trends with consultations with local fact-checkers and experts in Istanbul, to contextualize climate dis/misinformation at the national level. The preliminary findings will then be presented at side events during COP31 in Antalya, offering a unique platform for engagement, international outreach, and dissemination.