7th World Congress of Environmental & Resource Economists (WCERE 2026)

Date

Venue

Lisbon, Portugal

Description

The World Council of Environmental and Resource Economists Associations (WCEREA) is pleased to announce that the 7th World Congress of Environmental and Resource Economists (WCERE 2026) will take place on 29 June - 03 July 2026. The Congress will be held in person in Carcavelos Campus in the city of Lisbon, Portugal, while including some hybrid events as part of the programme. 
 
The conference is hosted by the Nova School of Business and Economics (Nova SBE). 

WCERE 2026 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)

WCERE 2026 Local Organising Committee Chair

• Maria Antonieta Cunha e Sá (Nova SBE)

The registration will be organised as a two-step process, prioritising presenters of accepted papers.
In-person registrations for presenters of accepted papers and for panelists in Science-Policy-Business.

Deadline: 15 April 2026 - deadline by which presenting authors must be registered for inclusion in the
programme.

Deadline: 10 June 2026 - Please note that registrations for in-person participation may close earlier.
Registrations will close when the maximum capacity is reached. Registration is on a first come, first
served basis.

All presenters must attend the Conference in person as remote presentation is not foreseen. Each
accepted paper is presented by one person only.

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
Budy Resosudarmo, Ken-Ichi Akao (AAERE)
Karen Fisher-Vanden, Randall Walsh (AERE)
Selma Karuaihe, Nnaemeka Chukwone (AFAERE)
Phoebe Koundouri (Chairperson), Simone Borghesi (EAERE)
Marcelo Caffera, Laura Alejandra Hernandez Bulla (LAERE)