What happens when climate change takes away not only a livelihood, but a way of life?

In Morocco’s High Atlas Mountains, the Ait Aissa Izm have practiced nomadism for centuries. But worsening drought, disappearing water points and shrinking pastures are forcing families to abandon their migratory routes and settle in urban communities.

The consequences reach far beyond livestock and land.

As nomadism fades, Tamazight—the community’s mother tongue—faces decline among younger generations. Traditional songs, dances, clothing, craftsmanship, ecological knowledge and wedding traditions are also being lost.

“When Nomadism Dies Out” tells the story of a community caught between survival and the preservation of its cultural identity—and asks us to recognise the cultural losses that are often invisible in global conversations about climate change and loss and damage.

Read Said’s story to understand what happens when the environment that sustains a culture begins to disappear.