Malaysia Country Report 2012: Wind Related Disaster Risk Reduction and Wind Environmental Issues T.A. Majid a , Noram I. Ramli a,b , M. I. Ali b ,M. Syamsyul H. Saad b a Disaster Research Nexus,School of Civil Engineering, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Engineering Campus, Nibong Tebal,Pulau Pinang, Malaysia b Faculty Civil and Earth Resources Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia ABSTRACT: This country report describes recent domestic activities and developments in the field of wind engineering. It includes activities from several agencies and organization in Malaysia. Furthermore this paper also highlights recent wind related disaster and wind environmental issue in Malaysia. KEYWORDS: Wind Engineering, Wind Hazard, Wind Environmental, Malaysia 1 INTRODUCTION The severity and increased frequency of wind-related disaster events over the last five years in Malaysia has shifted the attention from the several researchers towards to investigate the effect of wind effect to building structure in Malaysia. The further understanding related to disastrous wind events in Malaysia are very significant to towards the improvement of national and international wind standards and building codes. The research effort produced valuable outcomes which become a references and basis for the engineer and researchers regarding wind related disaster. 1.1 Recent damage of extreme wind event. Currently in Malaysia, Wind Related Disasters is not being given priority due to lack of expertise and awareness among the Malaysian. Incidences of damaged houses have been reported in daily Newspapers. From the reported news, it is observed that most of the damage occurs in northern region on peninsular Malaysia. The climate change in the world has resulted in significant increasing in the numbers of incidences of freak wind storm in Malaysia. It is of vital that study be carried out to under the characteristics of such freak wind storm. Such basic understanding is important in the formulation of suitable practical solution to minimize damages to buildings due to freak wind storm and more importantly avoiding tragic loss of human life as flying debris such as flying zinc metal sheets are deadly weapon. Numbers of damage of wind related disaster has been recorded in Malaysia. Damage due to wind occurs due to lack of concern regarding wind effect to building structure. Moreover most codes of practice do not reflect much the structural system and materials used in Malaysia practice. It is clearly shown that repeated type of damage occurs at different places in Malaysia. However, no concrete measure has