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PHOTO GALLERY: Climate change imperils the ancient lifestyle of Morocco's last nomads




Amazigh woman Ida Ouchaali poses for a picture with her son next to a herd of sheep near the village of Amellagou where Morocco's last nomads reside, on September 2, 2022. - In the blistering desert of Morocco, the country's last nomads say their ancient lifestyle has become impossible to sustain as climate change brings ever more intense droughts. According to the last census, just 25,000 people were nomadic in 2014, down by two-thirds in just a decade. This year has seen Morocco's worst drought in four decades. The situation is likely to only get worse as rainfall recedes by 11 percent and average temperatures go up by 1.3 percent by 2050, according to forecasts from the Ministry of Agriculture. AFP

An Amazigh woman carries a baby at an encampment near the village of Amellagou where Morocco s last nomads reside, on September 2, 2022. AFP

Amazigh women do daily chores in tents near the village of Amellagou where Morocco s last nomads reside, on September 2, 2022. AFP

An Amazigh woman looks after a herd of sheep near the village of Amellagou where Morocco s last nomads reside, on September 2, 2022. AFP

Amazigh people sit in tents near the village of Amellagou where Morocco s last nomads reside, on September 2, 2022. AFP

Amazigh man Moha Ouchaali stands outside his tent near the village of Amellagou where Morocco s last nomads reside, on September 2, 2022. AFP

An Amazigh boy sits outside as women chat in a tent near the village of Amellagou where Morocco s last nomads reside, on September 2, 2022. AFP

Amazigh women do daily chores in tents near the village of Amellagou where Morocco s last nomads reside, on September 2, 2022. AFP

A boy poses for a picture as he sits on belongings in a desert area near the village of Amellagou where Morocco s last nomads reside, on September 2, 2022. AFP

A couple hold their son s hands as they herd sheep near the village of Amellagou where Morocco s last nomads reside, on September 2, 2022. AFP