Impact of extreme weather events on young people
Young people in Australia are experiencing first-hand the profound and distressing impacts of extreme weather events and six in 10 are worried about climate change, this Orygen and Mission Australia report has found.
Based on analysis from the 2023 Mission Australia Youth Survey, the report shows that in the past year, more than one in 10 young people in Australia were personally impacted by floods, bushfires, landslides, destructive storms or heavy rain, droughts and other extreme events.
The report calls for a multi-faceted approach to policy reform, emphasising the importance of engaging young people in disaster recovery planning and implementation.