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- A cadre is a highly trained individual or a tightly coordinated group enabling resilient local action.
- Cadres display leadership, expertise, situational awareness, and the discipline to stay composed in emergencies.
- The core question of a Crisis Cadre: what are the most likely problems we will encounter, and what actions most increase group resilience against them?
- Crisis Cadres are egalitarian enterprises that are united, productive, and ever-adaptable to overcome adversity.
"Cadre" traditionally means a key individual or a trained core group; Crisis Cadres use the term for both, with context clarifying the meaning.