WCERE 2026: Announcement & Call for Papers and Sessions
 Carcavelos – Cascais, Portugal29 June – 03 July 2026 7th World Congress of Environmental and Resource Economists |
| ANNOUNCEMENT & CALL FOR PAPERS AND SESSIONS |
| The 7th World Congress of Environmental and Resource Economists (WCERE 2026) will take place on 29 June – 03 July 2026 in Carcavelos Campus located 20 minutes from Lisbon in the municipality of Cascais, Portugal. The Congress will be held in person, while including some hybrid events as part of the programme. The conference is hosted by the Nova School of Business and Economics (Nova SBE) and co-organised by the World Council of Environmental and Resource Economists Associations (WCEREA) and Nova SBE. |
| Keynote speakers |
 Lint BarrageETH ZurichSwitzerland  Natalia FabraCenter for Monetary and Financial Studies (CEMFI)Spain  Juan-Pablo MonteroPontificia Universidad Católica de ChileChile  Rashid SumailaUniversity of British ColumbiaCanada |
| Call for papers |
| We invite submissions of empirical and theoretical papers in all areas of environmental and resource economics to be presented onsite.The deadline for paper submissions is 16 January 2026 (by 23:59 of any time zone). Notification of the outcome of the review process is scheduled for 12 March 2026. The number of submissions per person is unlimited, but the maximum number of presentations per person will be limited to one (including both parallel sessions and thematic sessions). All parallel sessions will be held onsite. All papers must be presented by an author who will be present in person at the Conference. It is not possible to present papers remotely.Please check the Call for Papers for submission guidelines. |
| Call for Science-Policy-Business sessions |
| Science-Policy-Business sessions aim to showcase how the use of environmental and resource economics can contribute to support public policy-making by providing a forum of discussion between policy-makers, the business sector and academia. Sessions are expected to be of interest to a broad audience of research economists. They will typically be formatted as three to four short presentations followed by panel/roundtable discussions. Papers are not required. The Programme Committee will select a limited number of proposed Science-Policy-Business Sessions based on relevance and originality. The Science-Policy-Business Sessions will be held during parallel sessions in hybrid format and will have a duration of one hour and half each. Please check the Call for Science-Policy-Business Sessions for submission guidelines. |
| Call for Thematic sessions |
| Thematic sessions aim to highlight current research on a subject in environmental and resource economics. Thematic sessions will consist of four to five papers connected by a unifying theme. The individual contributions are expected to be of very high quality, both with respect to the scientific content of the paper and the presentation. The Programme Committee will select a limited number of proposed Thematic Sessions based on scientific quality and originality. The proposed papers for these sessions will undergo the normal refereeing process. The thematic sessions will run in parallel in much the same way as regular Parallel Sessions. Thematic sessions will be held in person. The proposal for Thematic Session follow a two-step procedure. Please check the Call for Thematic Sessions for submission guidelines. |
| Programme Committee |
| Maria Antonieta Cunha e Sá (Nova SBE) – Co-Chair Simone Borghesi (EAERE) – Co-Chair Ken-Ichi Akao (AAERE) Randall Walsh (AERE) Selma Karuaihe (AFAERE) Marcelo Caffera (LAERE) |
| Local Organising Committee |
| Maria Antonieta Cunha e Sá (Nova SBE) – Chair Ughetta Molin Fop (Nova SBE) – Conference Coordinator Ana Rodrigues (Nova SBE) – Conference Manager |
| Important dates |
| October 27, 2025Launch of the call for participation grantsLaunch of the call for exhibitors January 16, 2026Deadline for paper and session submissionsDeadline for participations grant applications February 16, 2026Notification of acceptance of Science-Policy-Business sessions March 12, 2026Notification of acceptance of papersNotification of acceptance of thematic sessionsRegistration opens for presenting authors March 20, 2026Notification of participation grants March 30, 2026Registration opens for non-presenting authors April 15, 2026Deadline by which presenting authors must be registered for inclusion in the programmeEarly registration deadline June 3, 2026Preliminary Congress programme release June 29 – July 3, 2026WCERE 2026 |
| Further information |
| For further information about the calls for contributions, please contact programme@wcere2026.org.For any additional information, please contact info@wcere2026.org. |
| WCEREA Member AssociationsAAERE, Asian Association of Environmental and Resource EconomicsAERE, Association of Environmental and Resource EconomistsAFAERE, African Association of Environmental and Resource EconomistsEAERE, European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists WCEREA Partner AssociationLAERE, Latin American Association of Environmental and Resource Economists WCEREA Board MembersKen-Ichi Akao (AAERE)Sheila Marie Cavanagh Olmstead, Randall Walsh (AERE)Nnemeka Chukwuone, Precious Zikhali (AFAERE)Phoebe Koundouri (Chairperson), Simone Borghesi (EAERE)Claudia Aravena, Marcelo Caffera (LAERE) |
