CARE-WSL Student Presentations “Reimagining Paris: Sufficiency in Practice”

Co-organized by the CARE Program and the World Sufficiency Lab as part of the Sufficiency Summer School, the conference “Reimagining Paris: sufficiency in Practice” is hosted by the Académie du Climat on Friday 5 June 2026. This year’s edition of the sufficiency conference builds on the work initiated in 2025, deepening existing research themes while introducing new lines of inquiry within a broader context of global tensions.

What would Paris look like if sufficiency shaped its policies as a strategy to protect its citizens?

Join us as international student teams present bold, research-based proposals for rethinking energy poverty, elder care, health systems, water, and the impact of trade agreements such as MERCOSUR on local food provisioning, through the lens of sufficiency, resilience, and autonomy at the local level.

As geopolitical tensions, climate shocks, and resource dependencies expose the fragility of our cities, sufficiency is emerging as a strategic response. By reducing exposure to volatile supply chains, foreign dependencies, and ecological risks, sufficiency can help cities strengthen local capacities, democratic resilience, and the protection of their inhabitants.

After six months of collaborative research with the CARE Program, international student teams will share proposals for how the City of Paris could embed sufficiency principles into key policy areas to safeguard its long-term sovereignty and protect its residents.

Drawing on global case studies, field visits and comparative analysis, each group addresses a domain where avoiding resource dependency is both a necessity and an opportunity to reclaim agency.

Introduced by IPCC author Dr. Yamina Saheb, this event is an opportunity to explore fresh narratives and actionable ideas for building a more sovereign, resilient, and protective Paris.

Event Schedule

• 5:30 PM- 5:40 PM -  Introduction by Dr. Yamina Saheb 
• 5:40 PM- 6:45 PM - Student Team Presentations

Each team will have between 10 to 15  minutes to present their topic

• 5:40 PM - 5:55 PM - Caring for an Ageing Paris: Four Sufficiency Infrastructures 

Researchers: Anoushka ANOUSHKA, Sara COLADONATO, Jessica RYAN, Harmanbeer SANDHU, Fatma Selen VATANSEVER, Anlin ZHOU

• 5:55 PM - 6:05 PM - Enough, Not Everything: A Sufficiency Threshold for Universal Healthcare 

Researchers: Spandana CHEREDDY, Michael LAMBONGO, Chiara NURY-KOCH

•  6:05 PM - 6:20 PM - Beyond Efficiency: Five Steps Toward Water Sufficiency in Toronto and Paris 

Researchers: Medha BHUSHAN,Saba KHAN,Gabriela PEÑA MANCERO, Sophie SCHUT,Evelyn MANG

• 6:20 PM - 6:35 PM -Smart Meters Without Energy Poverty: A Sufficiency Design for Electricity Digitalisation

Researchers: Adya Aiswarya DASH, Chiara HAMPTON , Maria PUCHALSKA

• 6:35 PM - 6:45 PM - Embedding Food Sufficiency in the Canada-Mercosur FTA 

Researchers:   Yixuan CHEN, Sydney HERRINGTON, Gabriela MATHEW, Maria QUINONES VELASCO, Ninon SALORT, Fée VAN CRONENBURG,

• 6:45 PM- 7:15 PM - Q&A session: discussion with the public

This event is open to the public upon registration.

Location: Académie du Climat - 2, place Baudoyer (salle des mariages) - 75004 Paris