•In December 2002, SAM signed together with Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Slovenia the Sava River Agreement, which aims to institute integrated river basin management in the basin •The “Report on the State of the Environment in 2000 and Priorities in 2001+ for Serbia” published by MENR in June 2002 identified water pollution in the Danube River system as a major environmental problem that requires immediate action. •In August 2002 World Bank support in preparing an investment project under the GEF WB Investment Fund for Nutrient Reduction in the Black Sea/Danube Basin.