Karlstad Mesocommunity
At the meeting point of the Klaralven River and Lake Vanern, Karlstad faces spring floods arriving earlier and summers growing longer and drier.
- Population
- About 95K
- Watershed
- Klaralven
- Primary SDGs
- 6 and 13


The Atlas reveals the systems shaping each community: its water, climate, ecology, and resilience.
Prototype data: These values demonstrate the Atlas methodology and await validation. Source references are shown with each indicator.
At the meeting point of the Klaralven River and Lake Vanern, Karlstad faces spring floods arriving earlier and summers growing longer and drier.
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