International Cable Protection Committee | |
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| Motto: Sharing the Seabed in Harmony with Others | |
| Headquarters | United Kingdom |
| Membership | More than 190 member organisations from over 69 countries |
• | 22 May 1958 |
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The International Cable Protection Committee (ICPC) is a submarine cable protection non-profit organisation. It was formed in 1958 to promote the protection of international telecommunications and power submarine cables against human and natural hazards. It provides a forum for the exchange of technical, legal, and environmental information about submarine cables and engages with stakeholders and governments globally to promote submarine cable protection. The ICPC has over 190 Member organisations from over 69 nations, including cable operators, owners, manufacturers, industry service providers, as well as governments. The ICPC provides information related to submarine cables generally, best practices for cable protection, and applicable international law and treaties.
Over 99% of the world's intercontinental electronic communications traffic is carried by the undersea cable infrastructure. Likewise, submarine power cables underpin the global expansion of offshore renewable energy generation. As such, the impact of failures of these critical telecommunications and power cables can be devastating to social and economic stability. This is why submarine cables are classified as "critical infrastructure" that is to be protected worldwide from physical damage due to human made or natural causes.[1]
- ^ Biodiversity Series 31, "Submarine Cables and the Oceans – Connecting the World", p. 64, ISBN 978-0-9563387-2-3, ICPC/UNEP-WCMC January 2009