Before It’s Gone is a series about the climate crisis and water scarcity in Morocco by photographer M’hammed Kilito, who highlights the degradation of countless oases
Before It’s Gone is a series about the climate crisis and water scarcity in Morocco by photographer M’hammed Kilito, who highlights the degradation of countless oases
Lizzie Tucker
Main image: Dead palm trees at the edge of the oasis of M'hamid El Ghizlane Photograph: M'hammed Kilito
Tue 19 Aug 2025 08.01 CEST
View of Fint Oasis, showing the village, the river and the palm grove
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