The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is affecting every part of human lives. The activities to control the spread of the virus and the slowdown of economic activities have significant effects on the environment. The pandemic situation had significantly improved the air quality, reducing GHGs emissions, reduce pollution, and tourism destination which may help the ecosystem recovery. However, there are also negative consequences of COVID-19, such as increasing in medical waste, disposal of masks, gloves, disinfectants, and untreated waste that may endangering the environment.
The 6th ICENIS brings the theme “The Impacts of Covid-19 Pandemic on Water, Environment, Energy, Information System and Strategies for their Adaptation and Mitigation”. Due to the situation, our top priority is safety, health, and security for all the participants, the committee has a plan for the virtual conference that will be held on August 4th – 5th, 2021.
The International Conference on Energy, Environment, Epidemiology and Information System (ICENIS) is an annual conference organized by the School of Postgraduate Studies Universitas Diponegoro University, one of the leading universities in Indonesia. This conference has been succeeded since the first ICENIS 2016 and therefore becoming an annual event. All accepted articles of the 1st – 5th ICENIS have been published in Advanced Science Letters Vol 23 Number 3 March 2017 pp 2197-2635, E3S Web of Conferences Vol 31 (2018) E3S Web of Conferences Vol 73 (2018), E3S Web of Conferences Vol 125 (2019), and E3S Web of Conferences Vol 202 (2020), respectively.