This conference is “Uncertainty and Cities in 2026: Tariffs, Climate Change, and Politics” and will include perspectives from different international, national, and local institutions on the global economy and cities, and particularly the impact of the tariffs on urban economies and local governments in both the Global South and Industrialized Economies, the challenges of ...
Michael Cohen will take part as speaker at the 7th Urban Economy Forum UEF7, in Toronto, Canada. He will present on the global and urban impacts of U.S. trade tariffs during the Trump era, highlighting how macroeconomic shocks cascade through global value chains to local economies, deepening inequality and urban precarity. Wednesday 15, October, 2025
Is the UN approach to the future ambitious enough? Does it represent the aspirations of the diversity of peoples around the world? Can it empower nations, communities, and cultures to identify their paths to fulfill their own expectations, desires, and capacities?
