Research trends on health issues and the role of women entrepreneurs from the United Nations climate change conferences. Bibliometric analysis

Climate change is considered one of the greatest threats to the health and quality of life of citizens in the 21st century. International cooperation initiatives, such as the United Nations Climate Change Conferences (COP), aim to promote solutions to this situation. Among these, women's entrepreneurship proposals stand out, seeking alternatives to mitigate climate change and ensure the well-being of this group, considered one of the most vulnerable because they represent the majority of people with the highest poverty rates and the most dependent on threatened natural resources. Despite the clear relevance of the influence of climate on the state of well-being of the population and its negative evolution, especially in the most disadvantaged countries, the number of quality research papers related to this topic has slowed down in the last year. The main objectives of this study are: firstly, to visualise the evolution and trends in research on health-related aspects carried out at the 28 United Nations COPs held up to 2023, highlighting the evolution of the agreements reached by the participating countries on health; and, in turn, to analyse the weight of women entrepreneurs in the scientific literature related to the aforementioned international meetings. To this end, a systematic review of the scientific literature on the subject under study has been carried out; a bibliometric analysis of more than half a thousand articles found in the Web of Science database on the topics addressed in the COP; as well as a more exhaustive content analysis of the fifty or so records in which aspects related to health and gender have been highlighted. From the results found, it stands out that the scientific community's interest in the problems suffered by society as a result of the effects of climate change has decreased in the last year, with the United Kingdom being the country where the greatest scientific production on the subject has been disseminated. Furthermore, there are few issues related to the commitments adopted at the Conferences of the Parties held and the adoption of measures in favour of gender equality and women's entrepreneurship in the context of climate change. In this regard, the scientific community should promote greater awareness of the actions needed to reduce the harmful consequences that poor climate management can have on the health of society, particularly those initiatives led by women.