The road to Durban
John Vidal travels between Africa's two most industrialised countries – South Africa and Egypt – ahead of the latest round of UN climate talks in Durban, South Africa
From Cairo to the Cape, climate change begins to take hold of Africa
John Vidal: The world's poorest communities have begun to experience extreme weather outside the natural variability of African climate. Without a rapid reduction in emissions, the continent faces calamitous temperature rises within this century
Uganda: nomads face an attack on their way of life
Ugandan herders are well placed to adapt to global warming – but won't be represented at the conference in Durban. Meanwhile their government, backed by EU cash, wants to force them to settle, reports John Vidal
South Africa – where climate change may trigger a toxic timebomb
John Vidal: Johannesburg's mining industry has been a mainstay of the city for decades, but its vast waste dumps are a huge threat – and Mariette Lieferink is leading the charge for a clear-up
South African fisherwomen: 'The whole marine environment has changed'
John Vidal: Warmer seas mean a decline in quality of lobsters – which means there are fewer to catch and harder to sell
Kenya – ensuring Wangari Maathai's legacy branches out
Illegal logging and drought have ravaged Kenya's forests and threaten its water supply, now the government has embraced Maathai's Green Belt Movement, planting 450m trees this year
Uganda – the coffee king desperate for a downpour
John Vidal: Coffee has been the cash crop mainstay of Rwenzori for generations but climate change is tilting the crown, villagers say
Sudan – battling the twin forces of civil war and climate change
John Vidal: Water stress and a food security crisis looms in Sudan, where millions of hectares of semi-desert has turned into desert
Drier, hotter: can Egypt escape its climate future?
John Vidal begins his African climate journey in Egypt, which is experiencing rising temperatures, coastal erosion, storms and water scarcity
