Reimagining Paris: Sufficiency in Practice

Reimagining Paris: Sufficiency in Practice

What would Paris look like if sufficiency shaped its policies? Join us as international student teams present bold, research-based proposals for rethinking digitalization, food, trade, and urban life through the lens of doing better with less.

After five months of collaborative research, CARE international student teams will showcase their proposals for how the City of Paris could integrate sufficiency principles into key policy areas. Building on global case studies and field visits, each group addresses a domain where rethinking resource dependency is both necessary and possible: digitalization, food systems, trade, and urban living. Introduced by IPCC author and Director of the World Sufficiency Lab Dr. Yamina Saheb, this event is an opportunity to explore fresh narratives and actionable ideas for transitioning toward a fairer and more sustainable city. The session will wrap-up with a collective discussion open to policymakers, researchers, and citizens.

Event Schedule

Introduction by Dr. Yamina Saheb (5:30 PM – 5:40 PM)

Student Team Presentations (5:40 PM – 6:40 PM)
Each team will have 15 minutes to present their topic:

• Digitalization (5:40 PM – 5:55 PM)
• Nutrition (5:55 PM – 6:10 PM)
• Commerce (6:10 PM – 6:25 PM)
• Urban Planning (6:25 PM – 6:40 PM)

Q&A Session (6:40 PM – 7:00 PM)
Time for exchange and discussion with participants on the proposals presented by the students.

This event is co-organized by the CARE Program at Sciences Po Paris and the World Sufficiency Lab. The CARE (Climate Adaptation, Resilience and Empowerment) is an international program connecting students and researchers across France and Canada to build bold, inclusive climate action and leadership. With a focus on innovation, collaboration, and knowledge exchange, CARE’s objective is to develop practical solutions for global sustainability challenges. The World Sufficiency Lab is dedicated to integrating sufficiency into climate policies and practices. By advancing research, capacity building, and policy advocacy, the lab’s mission is to promote sufficiency as a key strategy in achieving a sustainable future for all. Together, CARE and the World Sufficiency Lab have been collaborating to develop the CARE-WSL Sufficiency Project, where international student groups systematically review policies and practices of sufficiency across various policy domains.