 Carcavelos – Cascais, Portugal 29 June – 03 July 2026 7th World Congress of Environmental and Resource Economists |
| 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. |
| Calls for papers Call for Science-Policy-Business sessions Call for Thematic sessions |
| Deadline for submission: January 16, 2026 Notification of acceptance: March 12, 2026 Submit your paper Deadline for submission: January 16, 2026 Notification of acceptance: February 16, 2026 Submit your session Deadline for submission: January 16, 2026 Notification of acceptance: March 12, 2026 Submit your session |
| Call for participation grants |
| Deadline for application: January 16, 2026 Notification of acceptance: March 20, 2026 Apply here |
| WCEREA Member and Partner Associations and NOVA FORUM have secured participation grants to support individuals from economically disadvantaged countries and young scholars attending the Congress. Only paper presenters are eligible for WCERE 2026 participation grants. Read the full call on WCERE’s website. |
| Exhibition Sponsorship |
| Exhibitors can apply for a stand in the exhibition area of NOVA SBE Campus.Deadline for applications: March 12, 2026 Exhibition packages Institutions and organisations engaged in environmental and resource can support the Congress and research in the field. Sponsorship opportunities |
| WCERE Related Event |
| JEEM / REE Workshop on Nonmarket ValuationJuly 6-7, 2026 | University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Bilbao, SpainDeadline for abstract submission: March 6, 2026 The Journal of Environmental Economics and Management (JEEM) and Resource and Energy Economics (REE), in collaboration with the Faculty of Economics and Business at the University of the Basque Country and the Basque Centre for Climate Change (BC3), are delighted to announce a call for abstracts for the third joint Workshop on Nonmarket Valuation. Similar to the first two workshops held back-to-back to EAERE 2024 and EAERE 2025, the third workshop will be staged following the 7th WCERE. About the workshop |
| 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 |
| 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 Programme Committee |
| Inês Azevedo (Stanford University, USA) António Bento (University of Southern California, USA) Assunção Cristas (Nova School of Law, Portugal) Renato Rosa (University of Coimbra, Portugal) Catarina Roseta-Palma (Iscte – University Institute of Lisbon, Portugal) |
| Important dates |
| January 16, 2026 Deadline for paper and session submissionsDeadline for participations grant applications February 16, 2026 Notification of acceptance of Science-Policy-Business sessions March 12, 2026 Notification of acceptance of papersNotification of acceptance of thematic sessionsRegistration opens for presenting authors March 20, 2026 Notification of participation grants March 30, 2026 Registration opens for non-presenting authors April 15, 2026 Deadline by which presenting authors must be registered for inclusion in the programmeEarly registration deadline June 3, 2026 Preliminary Congress programme release June 29 – July 3, 2026 WCERE 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 Associations AAERE, Asian Association of Environmental and Resource Economics AERE, Association of Environmental and Resource Economists AFAERE, African Association of Environmental and Resource Economists EAERE, European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists WCEREA Partner Association LAERE, Latin American Association of Environmental and Resource Economists WCEREA Board Members Ken-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) |